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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Mariano says Milton has legitimate complaint over MBTA housing law, declines to intervene

2 weeks ago | wbjournal.com | Chris Lisinski

The top House Democrat said Thursday he believes the town of Milton had a "legitimate complaint" about a controversial mandatory zoning-reform law, but added that he is not considering any legislative action to let the community off the hook. House Speaker Ron Mariano echoed complaints that Milton opponents raised about the MBTA Communities Act, which requires cities and towns with or near T service to zone for multi-family housing by right in at least one reasonably sized district.
New top federal prosecutor in Mass. says supervised injection sites are illegal

2 weeks ago | wbjournal.com | Colin Young

By Colin A. Young | State House News Service The new top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts underscored her opposition this week to supervised drug use sites and issued a "guarantee" that the Trump administration will never allow states like Massachusetts to skirt the federal law criminalizing the long-debated facilities.
Autism advocates call for more support for young adults from state

2 weeks ago | wbjournal.com | Alison Kuznitz

A week before House Democrats unveil their annual budget bill, autism advocates stepped up their plea Tuesday for lawmakers to pump more funding into the human services workforce, with the aim of bolstering care for young adults transitioning out of the special education system.
Clinton Savings Bank’s first woman CEO officially takes over

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

Mary Dean has begun her roles as president and CEO of Clinton Savings Bank following the March retirement of the bank’s long-time leader Robert Paulhus. Image Photo I Courtesy of Clinton Savings Bank Robert Paulhus, former president and CEO of Clinton Savings Bank Dean assumed her new positions on April 1, becoming the first woman to be Clinton Savings’ president and CEO.
Mass. business confidence falls to lowest point in five years

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

Confidence Massachusetts business owners have in the economy continued to decline in March, falling to its lowest point since July 2020.
Healey: NIH cuts will have irretrievable effects as UMass Chan stands to lose $80M

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

A month after UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester announced an institution-wide hiring freeze in response to the President Donald Trump Administration’s intentions to cut National Institutes of Health funding, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is warning the effects of these cuts will be irretrievable, impacting residents, employees, and companies through all industry sectors.
Nominations for 40 Under Forty awards due May 2

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

Nominations for Worcester Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty Awards are due in one month. WBJ’s 40 Under Forty Awards recognizes emerging business leaders throughout Central Massachusetts. Nominees come from all business sectors where they are either rising in the corporate ranks or setting off on their own.
AG: Dunkin’ stores in Millbury, Worcester, Westborough, Grafton cited for child labor violations

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

The franchise operators of nearly 80 Dunkin' locations, including in four communities in Central Massachusetts have been cited by the Massachusetts Attorney General for allegedly violating child labor laws. The Dunkin’ locations were part of an announcement Tuesday from the attorney general that also included locations for McDonald’s and Subway locations throughout the state.
Worcester music school appoints U.S. Air Force trombonist as next leader

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

Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester has named Nick Adams as its incoming executive director, succeeding the Worcester school’s former leader who retired after more than three decades in the role. "The school's commitment to accessible, high-quality music education aligns perfectly with my belief in the transformative power of the arts,” Adams said in a Wednesday press release from Pakachoag.
State looks to lure early-stage firms with tax credit reform

2 weeks ago | wbjournal.com | Colin Young

With an eye towards luring and retaining early-stage companies to create jobs in Massachusetts, officials announced a series of changes Tuesday to one of the main corporate tax credit programs in the state. The Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP) tax credit will no longer have a $5 million annual cap on refundable credits by virtue of the economic development law Gov. Maura Healey signed last year.