4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (299+ words) California-based Berkeley Partners has expanded its presence in Central Massachusetts through the purchase of two industrial sites for a combined $36.4 million. Berkeley Partners purchased 30 Bearfoot Road in Northborough for $18.27 million on Sept. 2 and 840 Donald Lynch Blvd. in Marlborough for $18.13 million…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (201+ words) BJ’s Wholesale Club has received a net gain of $240 million from a settlement stemming from a settlement of litigation over credit card interchange fees. The Marlborough-based wholesale giant disclosed the settlement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday,…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (282+ words) Employment declined in all nine of the largest counties in Massachusetts from March 2025 to March 2026, with Worcester County faring slightly better than most of its peers. Worcester County’s employment level fell 0.6% when comparing March 2026 with the previous year, the smallest…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (585+ words) First year at WBDC: 1999; started working in Worcester in 1993 Year became CEO: 2012 Notable projects for the years: Medical City, DCU Center, Union Station, Gateway Park, CenTech Park, Hanover Theatre, Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center, 20 Franklin St., 332 Main St., 18 Chestnut St.,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (535+ 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…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (502+ words) In May, 1,410 new businesses filed incorporation paperwork with the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, in order to do business in the state. Here is a selection of some of the 210 new Central Massachusetts companies. Veer Meldi Goga Inc. — 155 Great Road…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (326+ words) Brad Kane is the Editor for Worcester Business Journal. Kane came to Worcester from its sister publication Hartford Business Journal, where he most recently served as managing editor. Kane talked his way onto HBJ’s staff in May 2010, previously working as…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (478+ words) In my first week as WBJ editor in 2015, the late great Brian Thompson, then president and CEO of the former Commerce Bank in Worcester, mailed me a lovely handwritten note welcoming me to the Central Massachusetts business community. Thompson’s welcome…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (825+ words) Worcester law firm Mirick is in the midst of an unusual staffing transition: eight longtime employees, nearly all of them non-attorneys, are retiring within a roughly 18-month window, taking with them a combined total of well over a century of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (452+ words) Second Chance Animal Services has purchased a former lumber store on Park Avenue in Worcester, with plans to convert the space into a new veterinary care center and thrift shop as part of larger efforts to make pet ownership more…...