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  • Looking back at PPP’s legacy in Central Mass.

    Alexander MacDougall Updated: May 16, 2022

    Overall, more than 20,000 PPP loans for a total of $1.8 billion were given out to businesses across Worcester County, with more than 4,800 and $450 million of those loans going to businesses within the city of Worcester, according to data from the…

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    WBJ event: Manufacturers discuss meeting crises with innovation

    Alexander MacDougall May 11, 2022

    Central Massachusetts manufacturers must rise to meet demand and the challenges of the current crisis, using innovation and partners, according to a slate of experts at Worcester Business Journal's Central Mass Manufacturing Summit & Awards…

  • Fidelity Bank reports asset growth of $100M for 2021

    Alexander MacDougall May 9, 2022

    The bank’s growth in assets mainly came from securities, which rose $84 million from the 2020 fiscal year, and net loans, which increased by $48 million.

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    Developers receive $315K grant for vacant Fitchburg property

    Katherine Hamilton May 6, 2022

    MassDevelopment, the state’s economic development financing agency, awarded $315,175 to a developer planning to redevelop a vacant three-story building in downtown Fitchburg.

  • Three Central Mass. health centers included in $1M MassDevelopment program

    Alexander MacDougall May 4, 2022

    Three community health centers in Central Massachusetts have been selected among 22 centers across the state by MassDevelopment for its Community Health Center Grant Program. 

  • WBJ honored for history, diversity reporting among nine New England journalism awards

    May 3, 2022

    The New England Newspaper & Press Association has given nine journalism awards to Worcester Business Journal at part of the 2021 Better Newspaper Competition, honoring stories on the legacy of slavery in Central Massachusetts, housing…

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    Lunenburg apartments sell for $76M

    Katherine Hamilton May 3, 2022

    Emerald Place, a roughly 26-acre apartment complex on Lake Whalom in Lunenburg, sold for $76 million on Friday, according to the Worcester North District Registry of Deeds.

  • Heywood Healthcare seeks to join UMass Memorial Health

    Alexander MacDougall May 3, 2022

    Heywood Healthcare, one of the last independent community healthcare systems in Central Massachusetts, has agreed in principle to join the UMass Memorial Health system, seeking to become part of the network with facilities in Worcester, Marlborough…

  • North Central chamber launches $5K quick business loan program

    Alexander MacDougall May 2, 2022

    The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce announced Monday its economic development affiliate, the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp., is launching a new small business loan program. 

  • 2022 Power 50: Christopher Roy

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Looking into the future, high-speed internet and sustainable energy are going to be the cornerstones of economic development infrastructure, even more so than now.

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In April 2020 during the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States lost 20.5 million jobs, skyrocketing unemployment to 14.7%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. During the next few years/years, reflecting a tight labor market, wages increased while the remote workforce more than tripled. Today, with some employers making a renewed push for employees to be back in the office, many current and potential employees still want the flexibility to work from home, along with other benefits.  

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