Brenda Diepold will take over as president and CEO of the credit union on Oct. 5.

Biesczat spent 14 years with the organization now known as Endeavor Health, a nonprofit health system operating nine hospitals in and around Chicago.

Jose Castro joined incubator Entrepreneurship for All during his final semester at Clark University in 2022. Four years later, he is helping shape the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Jamie Conaghan has helped Main Street Bank pair new technology with a focus on customer experience.

During her tenure as attorney general, Healey opposed new natural gas pipeline construction.

The new owner plans to invest around $2 million in the site to upgrade the vacant spaces.

Having dinged the first go-around for having "too many flaws," the state inspector general said the second attempt to find operators for highway service plazas is on a better footing.

The 10,000 kilometers of tape would stretch just under one-quarter of the Earth’s circumference.

James Cunningham is preserving Central Massachusetts’ industrial history while turning long-vacant properties into places to live and work.

The state's top housing official says there needs to be "a gut and reality check" for how long the necessary amount of homes will take to be built.

LaSalle Investment Management operates as an independent subsidiary of real estate firm JLL.

Caitlyn Correia has helped transform her family’s trade show business from a regional company into a national operation.

Central Massachusetts has built substantial development momentum, but the cost and complexity of producing housing, modern commercial space and job-ready industrial sites adds challenges.

Daniel D’Amico is helping Central Massachusetts businesses access capital while building deep ties to the region’s nonprofit community.

Katelyn Duncan has turned the Worcester Public Library into a gateway to opportunity for immigrants and English learners.

The transaction closed Aug. 26, QualityHealth announced Monday.

The state's hospital health system notched a median operating margin of 0.2% in fiscal 2025, compared to negative 2.7% in fiscal 2024.

Paul Giorgio, former publisher of Pulse Magazine and a longtime figure in Worcester’s business and political scenes, passed away at the age of 75 on Saturday.

Emma Duprey is reshaping healthcare delivery for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by bringing more medical care directly to them.

Tita Feraud-King is building programs designed to make inclusion and belonging part of the institutional structure at Holy Cross.

The mounting lack of affordable housing is no longer just a residential concern; it is an economic disincentive actively threatening the state’s future workforce.

The action does not provide a tax break to a developer or tenant. Instead, it allows City Manager Eric Batista to negotiate future tax deals.

The project would include six multifamily buildings, with apartments available to households earning between 30% and 80% of the area median income.

A Healey spokesperson called the Fiscal Alliance Foundation's new study "junk research."

Sarah Foley has spent nearly 14 years helping shape how Coghlin Cos. presents itself to customers, employees, and the Central Massachusetts community.

The WBJ will continue to be the leading source of business news in Central Mass.

Kate Gallo Megraw has built a career around modernizing community banking, including helping launch one of Massachusetts’ few new banks.

The buyer said both the location and the limited supply of industrial outdoor storage sites in the area were the reasons behind the purchase.

The Chicken & Rice Guys’ offerings of chicken, gyro, or tofu over rice is now available in Downtown Worcester.

Jonah Glickman left banking to start from scratch in commercial real estate brokerage. Three years later, he has surpassed $53 million in transaction volume.

Across Central Massachusetts, community banks are using their local connections and expertise to strengthen the region’s nonprofits, small and large.

Hector Gomez has built his career around making affordable housing a pathway to greater stability and opportunity.

Legislative negotiators working on solutions to address violence against healthcare workers offered a glimpse Wednesday into their discussions.

“As a first-generation student from Africa, I benefitted academically and professionally from mentors,” Mensah said in the announcement.

The controversy regarding Optiline’s involvement in the Benjamin on Franklin project dates back to March 2025.

Shari Harding is training the next generation of nurse practitioners while building stronger connections between their education and Central Massachusetts healthcare organizations.

On Sept. 1, Melissa Mazan was named dean ad interim of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in North Grafton

Brian Johnson has spent a decade shaping Central Massachusetts’ commercial real estate landscape, from 120-square-foot leases to a project transforming Worcester’s skyline.

The survey of 999 residents was conducted in June and July and released Tuesday.

Originally founded by Intel in 2014, RealSense was spun out from Intel in July 2025.

The new office at Robert Kraft’s dining and entertainment complex adjacent to Gillette Stadium will be 10,000 square feet.

The appointment is part of the succession plan for the retirement of Paul A. Perrault.

Moiz Khan has built a career at the intersection of robotics, artificial intelligence, business, and public policy.

For years, small business owners in Worcester's Main South neighborhood operated without leases that guaranteed their tenure, without equity in the storefronts they built up, and often without any…

Customers kept on hold, delayed first benefit payments and mismanaged complaints – these are some of the issues the state auditor discovered.

Alana Keating is bringing an athlete’s mindset to construction management, improving project processes while building a career in a male-dominated industry.

The acquisition nearly doubles CET’s workforce and expands the company’s capabilities in wastewater infrastructure, solar energy, and civil construction.

Nicole LaCroix has risen from managing small construction projects to overseeing Dube Construction Management’s most complex work and its field staff.

Professionals at Fidelity Bank, the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, and more, are advancing their careers.