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MWCC granted $179K in ARPA funds to support food security

Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner received $178,535 from the Massachusetts Campus Hunger-Free grant program to support the school’s effort to minimize food insecurity among its students.

Gardner company awarded $2.6 million defense contract

Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. of Gardner announced on Wednesday that it received a $2.6 million order from...

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WBJ is conducting its annual Economic Forecast survey, gauging readers' opinions about what 2023 will bring. Those who fill out the survey by Dec. 19 will be eligible to win one of three $50 gift cards.

Unions call to invest in public higher ed

After winning a long fight to impose a surtax on the state's highest earners designed to fund education and transportation, unions and educators from across Massachusetts are making it clear that public higher education is on the top of their priority list for the newfound funds.
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Study: North Central workforce shortage hurt by aging population

The UMass Donahue Institute’s Economic and Public Policy Research group, has completed a study exploring solutions for a worker shortage in Northern Worcester County.

Already low unemployment rates in Greater Worcester, Leominster drop further

The Worcester area’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.2% in October from 3.3% in September, while the Leominster-Gardner area also dropped a tenth of a percentage point to 3.5% over the month.

Starbucks workers strike in Gardner as part of national protest

Workers at seven Starbucks locations in Massachusetts went on strike Thursday, including the store on West Broadway in Gardner, as part of a nationwide strike by unionized workers at more than 100 Starbucks locations. 

North Central community foundation grants $154K to 25 nonprofits

The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts distributed $154,000 among 25 area nonprofits for community enrichment projects and operational effectiveness.
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Local unemployment rates drop to 3.6%, 3.3%, and 2.5% across Central Mass.

The September unemployment rates in the Central Massachusetts metropolitan areas surrounding Worcester, Framingham, and Leominster-Gardner all dropped.

Growing MWCC automotive program adds two professors

Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner has added two master technician professors to its automotive technology program.
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