Gov. Maura Healey on Monday signed an executive order aimed at boosting women's employment in the construction industry, and ...

Last year, the Central Massachusetts readmission rate sat at between 15.0% and 15.9%, just below the statewide average of 16.0%, the latter a figure consistent with previous years, according to a ...

Central Massachusetts’ unemployment rates continued their upward trajectory in November for the second consecutive month ...

Kerry Maynard has been promoted to president and owner of E.T.&L. following the retirement of long-term President and Owner ...

Three Central Massachusetts universities have been awarded a share of $14 million in state funding to boost graduation rates ...

The Worcester Memorial Auditorium, colloquially known as the Aud, has sat vacant for the past 25 years. Built in 1933 in ...

Every December for this Economic Forecast special edition, the journalists in the WBJ newsroom forecast 10 possible news ...

In December 2023, the WBJ Editorial staff made 10 bold predictions for news events to happen in Central Massachusetts ...

Five years ago, Central Massachusetts seemed destined for a life science real estate boom, as developers across the region ...

Worcester, New England’s second largest and fastest-growing major city, continues to benefit from a surge in both public and private investments. This growth is positively impacting residents and ...

Central Mass. is well positioned for economic growth in 2025. Macroeconomic factors, namely declining interest rates and a reduction in the growth rate of inflation, suggest the national economy will ...