Worcester Business Journal

12/23/2024

Join Worcester Business Journal's annual Central MA Economic Forecast Forum - in partnership with Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce - for expert insights on economic trends and Central MA's real estate market

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Special thank you to our presenting sponsors: Bank of Americaand Bowditch & Dewey LLP, corporate sponsors: Kelleher & Sadowsky and Synergy and supporting sponsors: NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs National Grid

12/20/2024

This partnership will give access to Zebra’s portfolio, training, marketing, and sales services, according to a press release issued by Wyebot on Tuesday.

Marlborough WiFi automation firm Wyebot has joined the Zebra PartnerConnect program, a channel partner program led by the Illinois-based mobile computing firm.

12/20/2024

For about a decade, the T has entrusted Keolis with running trains on the commuter rail system, but that contract is set to expire in mid-2027 after the most recent extension.

For about a decade, the T has entrusted Keolis with running trains on the commuter rail system, but that contract is set to expire in mid-2027 after the most recent extension.

12/20/2024

BOB winners will be announced in our January 13, 2025 edition!

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Special thanks to presenting sponsor Fidelity Bank MA

12/20/2024

In addition to Shaw’s, tenants at the site include Dollar Tree, Walgreens, and Anytime Fitness.

EDENS and Boston-based WinnDevelopment had briefly planned on constructing a mixed-use development at the site, but withdrew those plans in March 2023, according to documents submitted to the Ashland Planning Board.

12/20/2024

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12/20/2024

With 2,100 jobs added over-the-month, the leisure and hospital industry once again gained the most jobs in November of the 10 sectors analyzed by the BLS. Over-the-year, the industry gained ​​5,700 jobs.

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts continued to rise in November for the second month in a row, yet still remained lower than the national average.

12/20/2024

Brown announced his retirement from UMMH in March following a 20-year tenure with the system including 11 years in his president and chief administrative officer positions.

Eight months after Doug Brown retired from his Worcester-based roles as president of UMass Memorial Community Hospitals and chief administrative officer at UMass Memorial Health, the seasoned healthcare executive has joined California-based law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP.

12/19/2024

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12/19/2024

Lifted on Dec. 6, the previous citizenship requisite meant business owners needed to be naturalized citizens or permanent U.S. residents in order to qualify for the diverse certifications, granted to businesses owned by those who are a racial minority, woman, veteran, service-disabled veteran, have a disability, or member of the LGBT community.

The Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office has lifted its citizenship requirement for those seeking accreditation.

12/19/2024

UWCM’s most recent round of donations centered on offering essential support to families, vulnerable citizens, and childcare providers in the community, according to a Wednesday press release.

Four years after the United Way of Central Massachusetts had $5 million dropped into its bank account courtesy of billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the Worcester-based human services nonprofit has donated the final segment of its Nov. 2020 surprise gift.

12/19/2024

"The Massachusetts single-family housing market continues to demonstrate strong demand, with the median sale price hitting $600,000 in November — a record for the month and the eighth consecutive month at or above this threshold."

The median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts has reached $600,000, as prices continue their upward trajectory in the central region of the state.

12/19/2024

At the end of what is CCC’s final scheduled meeting of 2024, when commissioners were giving their parting thoughts on the agency’s year and wishing each other and the public a happy holiday season, Hilton-Creek interjected to add her well wishes — and to cast doubt on media reporting regarding the agency’s well-documented dysfunction or her alleged role in it.

“Have a happy holidays with your family,” she said in a message directed to the agency’s 100+ employees. “Don’t listen to anything that’s in the media. It’s not true. We can attest to that.”

Commissioners voted 4-0 on Wednesday to offer the role to Travis Ahern, the town administrator of Holliston.

12/18/2024

“He's always been innovative, and while others were sort of following different paths, he realized that the path forward was to create the best content to make a channel that was 24/7 that took advantage of the of the power of both the Bruins and the Red Sox,” Tom Werner, chairman of both the Boston Red Sox and the English Premier League’s Liverpool Football Club, said of McGrail. “He's been an innovator ever since we met in 2002."

NESN broadcasters have become household names in New England. But the network’s Worcester-born former president and CEO Sean McGrail has quietly been key to the network’s success, according to two of the region’s most powerful sports executives.

12/18/2024

Worcester Business Journal's annual Central MA Economic Forecast Forum in partnership with the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, takes a look at the economic climate of the past year, current national and regional data along with key trends looking forward. The 2025 program will also place a focus on the region’s real estate market.

Register today: https://ow.ly/Xvie50UtERG

Special thank you to our presenting sponsors: Bank of Americaand Bowditch & Dewey LLP, corporate sponsors: Kelleher & Sadowsky and Synergy and supporting sponsors: NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs National Grid

12/18/2024

Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll praised Koutoujian as a "highly respected and trusted leader."

Healey on Tuesday named Koutoujian to the T Board, which has been operating down one member since former Chair Tom Glynn resigned effective Nov. 1.

12/18/2024

With opioid-related deaths declining but still at crisis levels, the Senate embraced the sites, also known as overdose prevention centers, where people can use illegal drugs under the supervision of health care workers.

Lawmakers dropped the controversial idea to pursue so-called safe injection sites in a compromise addiction and substance use disorder bill they filed Tuesday after months of private negotiations. Reps. Alice Peisch and Adrian Madaro and Sen. Brendan Crighton filed the bill (H 5143) at the House cle...

12/18/2024

Seven & i Holdings Co., the Tokyo-based parent company of 7-Eleven, is aiming to open 500 new stores in the United States and Canada as part of a global expansion campaign, according to CSP.com, a website which covers the convenience and petroleum retailing industry. This expansion campaign comes as the firm wrestles with a takeover attempt from Quebec-based Couche-Tard, the operator of the Circle K brand.

https://www.wbjournal.com/article/in-effort-to-ward-off-circle-k-takeover-7-eleven-buys-shrewsbury-gas-station-for-3m

A Sunoco gas station on Route 9 in Shrewsbury has been purchased by 7-Eleven, Inc. for $2.75 million.