North County

Five years after community and business leaders scrambled to keep St. Bernard’s High School opened after the Diocese of Worcester could no longer cover the school’s deficit, the Catholic Fitchburg school has received the largest donation in its history from an anonymous benefactor.

The state auditor found a key industry watchdog was not properly holding the hospitals to account, which are claims the watchdog agency disputes.

This second round of funding awarded on Dec. 23 followed an application process announced in September. 

Dan Kenary, a Worcester native and Mass. Bay Brewing’s co-founder and CEO, will lead the new entity as CEO.

GFI Partners, a Boston-based developer focusing on industrial properties, has purchased the site of a proposed industrial park in Lancaster for $5.73 million. 

Central Massachusetts’ unemployment rates continued their upward trajectory in November for the second consecutive month after the region had begun to rebound from its year-long high in July.  

Adult hospital readmission rates in Central Massachusetts came in just below the state’s average in 2023.

Three Central Massachusetts universities have been awarded a share of $14 million in state funding to boost graduation rates for historically underserved students. 

This directory is a list of business and industrial park throughout Central Mass. including in Devens, Framingham, and Grafton.

There have been some bright spots, but vacancies and empty pad sites remain.