58+ min ago   (784+ words) Worcester Business Journal Panel recommends state oversight of youth sports coaches, safety standards A group created to investigate the health impacts and financial challenges around youth sports has recommended an entirely new framework, one that would charge a youth sports…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (162+ words) Through its BJ’s Charitable Foundation, Marlborough-based retailer BJ’s Wholesale Club has donated $500,000 to support the renovation of UMass Memorial Medical Center – Marlborough Campus’ emergency department, the largest gift in the hospital’s history. UMass Memorial will name the family waiting area…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (265+ words) Two Central Massachusetts nonprofits received a combined $1 million in grants to boost their workforce development initiatives as part of a $5.9-million funding package disbursed across the state by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Open Sky Community Services…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (226+ words) After deciding this spring to close its Community Healthlink affiliate, UMass Memorial Health has finalized deals with nonprofits from around Massachusetts to take over CHL’s mental health and substance use treatment programs. Open Sky Community Services and Central Massachusetts Housing…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (227+ words) Dr. David McManus has made his first major senior leadership hire as chancellor of UMass Chan Medical School. Leslie Darcy will join the Worcester-based institution as associate vice chancellor and chief of staff. Darcy joins UMass Chan from the Massachusetts…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (137+ words) Eric Casey covers manufacturing and real estate for the Worcester Business Journal. He previously ran Burn After Reading, an online publication focusing on the cannabis industry. He has also formerly had freelance work published in outlets including Worcester Magazine and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (112+ words) Worcester Business Journal 🔒Q&A: Luis Pedraja on the QCC legacy he leaves behind When Luis Pedraja arrived at Quinsigamond Community College in 2017, the institution faced declining enrollment and financial challenges. Get Instant Access to This Article - Bi-weekly print or…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (104+ words) Worcester Business Journal 🔒After Anna Maria and Becker closures, colleges embrace new strategies amid intensifying headwinds Central Massachusetts remains home to 15 colleges and universities, including eight in the city, as they grapple with a raft of existential challenges of rising…...

4+ week, 22+ hour ago   (149+ words) Clark University School of Business in Worcester has been named to The Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools for 2027, including a distinction as having some of the most competitive students in the United States. The Princeton Review, founded in 1981, is an…...

1+ mon ago   (179+ words) As UMass Memorial Health affiliate Community Healthlink prepares to close, 104 more positions have been scheduled for layoffs, bringing the projected total to 231. In a statement, UMass Memorial Health said CHL has been facing pressures for several years that have impacted…...