North County

Worcester Business Journal has launched its annual survey of readers for the end-of-year Economic Forecast special edition, in order to gauge business leaders' outlooks on the Central Massachusetts community in the coming year.

David Crowley, a prominent member of the family which runs both Polar Beverages and Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, has passed away.

BJ’s Wholesale Club shoppers can soon expect to see an increase in their yearly billing statements as the Marlborough-based retailer plans on raising membership fees in the new year.

Unemployment throughout Central Massachusetts in October either rose or held consistent with September’s rates while all four of the region’s metro areas experienced higher rates than in October 2023. 

Canvassers with the nonprofit Health Care For All have fanned out across communities affected by the closures of Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer and managed to speak with thousands of people, Executive Director Amy Rosenthal said.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems has taken another small step toward a big technological breakthrough.

With the October sales increase, Massachusetts is now on track to slightly eclipse the total sales seen in 2023.

The Central Massachusetts region’s tourism agency is now fighting for the attention of Times Square tourists with a new ad campaign.

Thrive Support & Advocacy, a Marlborough-based nonprofit offering human services to individuals with developmental disabilities, has bolstered its board of directors with three new members, electing Amy Reardon Doherty, Mary Ellen Duggan, and Stephen Maintanis to two-year terms. 

Marlborough-based BJ’s Wholesale Club has named Scott Schmadeke as executive vice president, chief operations officer, effective immediately.