Startups

McGourthy leaving as WRRB executive director

Tim McGourthy, executive director of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, will leave the nonprofit organization by the end of March.

Through a group text spanning six years, five entrepreneurs have created their own support network

Five Worcester entrepreneurs who loosely knew of each other began to coalesce in 2013 thanks to a group text.

CCC chief: alcohol, marijuana regulation not the same

The state's chief marijuana regulator said Wednesday it is simply not practical to try to apply the framework for alcoholic beverage regulation to the cannabis industry

Oxford’s Russian non-oligarch

Valentin Gapontsev, the founder and CEO of Oxford laser manufacturer IPG Photonics, sued the U.S. Treasury in December over his listing as a Russian oligarch.

Fitchburg, Worcester receive Urban Agenda funding

Fitchburg has received $60,000 and Worcester $65,000 for economic development initiatives through the state's Urban Agenda Grant Program.

Left behind: Minorities are hard to find in the legal pot industry

The industry, which in its infancy relies on companies with ready access to cash, is not very diverse.

Promote diversity in the marijuana industry

With recreational marijuana as the new hot industry in Massachusetts, expected to soon generate up to $1 billion in taxable revenue, it's easy to overlook its illicit past.

Many more pot shops on the way, CCC chair says

Cannabis Control Commission Chairman Steven Hoffman said said the CCC is in a "rhythm" now that could result in four to eight new retail stores coming online each month.

Massachusetts aims to train drug convicts in legal marijuana industry

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has rolled out what it calls is the country's first social equity program for the marijuana industry.

Fitchburg school-to-apartments conversion tops off

A ceremony held at the former B.F. Brown School was a chance for officials and development partners to mark the latest stage in what is seen as a revitalization of the city's downtown.

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