Worcester Business Journal

Worcester Business Journal is a media company dedicated to delivering business news, insights, and analysis specifically for the business leaders and decision-makers in Central Massachusetts. We offer a range of media formats to provide the local business community with essential news and information. Through our website at wbjournal.com, e-newsletters, events, and our acclaimed main publication, we keep our audience informed. Our content is smart, engaging, and often has a playful edge, making Worcester Business Journal a go-to source for understanding the dynamics of the Central Massachusetts business environment.

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Higher ed committee supportive of Healey plan for college building boom

3 days ago | wbjournal.com | Sam Drysdale

The governor's pitch to leverage the new income surtax to invest $2.5 billion into replacing and repairing buildings on the state's 29 public colleges and universities was met with enthusiasm on Tuesday from the committee in whose hands the proposal now rests. Gov.
Clark University to lay off up to 30% of faculty, significantly restructure degree tracks amid financial strain

5 days ago | wbjournal.com | Mica Kanner-Mascolo

In response to financial challenges and a dramatically reduced incoming freshman class, Clark University in Worcester school will restructure its degree tracks and layoff up to 30% of its faculty. For this upcoming fall, Clark’s entering undergraduate class is currently underenrolled by about 80 to 100 students, representing a nearly 20% drop from the school’s projected incoming class of 525, Clark President David Fithian told WBJ.
UMass Memorial labor union signals possible strike amid contract negotiations

5 days ago | wbjournal.com | Mica Kanner-Mascolo

The labor union for nearly 1,100 workers at UMass Memorial Medical Center has threatened to strike as the union is under contract negotiations with the Worcester hospital system on issues including compensation, staffing levels, and employee protection. The United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1445 announced in a Saturday press release it will be ready to strike come June 9 if ongoing contract negotiations do not lead to a meaningful step forward.
Lifeward’s CFO to resign

5 days ago | wbjournal.com | Mica Kanner-Mascolo

After nearly three years as CFO of Lifeward, Michael Lawless will retire from his role at the Marlborough-based mobility device manufacturer in late June. Effective June 27, Lawless will resign from his roles as CFO and principal financial officer due to personal reasons unrelated to Lifeward or its financial or accounting operations, according to a Tuesday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Lawmakers pile on amendments to cannabis bill

5 days ago | wbjournal.com | Colin Young

By Colin A. Young | State House News Service Potency limits, dedicating tax revenue for special education, public health research and advertising restrictions will become part of the conversation Wednesday when the House considers a bill to reorient legal marijuana oversight in Massachusetts. Representatives filed 45 amendments to a bill that over the last week cleared the House side of the Cannabis Policy Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee.
Cumberland Farms to open nine new locations in Mass. and Rhode Island

1 week ago | wbjournal.com | Mica Kanner-Mascolo

Convenience store and gas station chain Cumberland Farms is further broadening its geographical footprint as the Westborough-based company is set to open nine new locations throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Private attorneys stop accepting court-appointed cases, citing wages

1 week ago | wbjournal.com | Sam Drysdale

Hundreds of private attorneys who represent indigent defendants across Massachusetts announced Tuesday that they will stop accepting new court-appointed cases until the Legislature raises their pay to match rates in neighboring states. Speaking at a rally outside the State House, bar advocate Jennifer O’Brien said the private bar advocates — independent attorneys who handle about 80% of the state’s overall public defense caseload — have reached a breaking point after years of stagnant wages.
Small businesses discuss struggles at state hearing

1 week ago | wbjournal.com | Alison Kuznitz

Restaurant owners scrambling to turn profits amid rising food, labor and energy costs again turned to the Legislature Tuesday for some reprieve as they lobby to pass credit card surcharges onto their customers. Meanwhile, economic development groups that support minority businesses aired their worries on Beacon Hill about how the Trump Administration's immigration enforcement policies and tariffs are impeding their supply chain and customer base.
Central Mass. nonprofits snag portion of $6.7M for small business training

2 weeks ago | wbjournal.com | Mica Kanner-Mascolo

Nine Central Massachusetts nonprofits have received a total of nearly $1 million in grant funding for their efforts to provide small businesses with technical assistance training and access to financing. Funding for the state grants was provided through MassDevelopment’s Small Business Technical Assistance Program. MassDevelopment is the state’s Boston-based financial agency and land bank, funding economic projects throughout the state.
2025 Power 100: Marlina Duncan

2 weeks ago | wbjournal.com | Mica Kanner-Mascolo

Marlina Duncan Title Vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion Company UMass Chan Medical School, in Worcester Employees 6,715 at UMass Chan; six in Duncan’s office Residence Whitinsville Colleges Westfield State University, UMass Amherst Read all the 2025 Power 100 profiles here More Information Throughout her four years at UMass Chan, Duncan has focused on affirming that diversity, equity, and inclusion are not merely add-ons for the university, but foundational tenets on which it...