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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.

Fitchburg CDC receives $10K to fund new hire for eviction services and first-time homebuyers

NewVue Communities received a $10,000 dollar donation from Fitchburg-based Rollstone Bank & Trust to help hire and onboard an intake specialist who will help support people seeking assistance with eviction and foreclosure prevention services.

Fitchburg-based development corp. ranked third among Mass. microlenders

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. in Fitchburg ranked third among U.S. Small Business Administration microlenders in Massachusetts, according to a Monday press release by the SBA.

Fitchburg State’s Future Educator Academy addresses need for diversity in education

Students took part in Fitchburg State University’s Future Educator Academy which recruits and trains students from traditionally underrepresented populations.
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🔒Redlining: An economic legacy – See all the elements from the WBJ-WRRB report

The Worcester Business Journal partnered with the nonprofit Worcester Regional Research Bureau on a new project examining how rent increases over the last decade have impacted the city and its businesses, as well as an historic look at how financial decisions rooted in racism 86 years ago have exacerbated the housing and workforce problems today.

🔒Worcester has a rent problem

As the cost of leased housing has risen and wages have stayed relatively stagnant, the portion of Worcester renters who are overburdened by the cost of their homes has risen to 51%.

Take WBJ’s 2023 Economic Forecast survey

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.

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.
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Movers & Shakers for Nov. 28, 2022

Herlihy Insurance Group, Workers Credit Union, Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts, and UMass Memorial Health are among the Central Mass. organizations with recent hires and promotions.

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.
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