Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday announced a $2.45 billion spending bill to close the state's books for fiscal year 2025, packing it with a number of outside sections related to federal policy and ...

As part of a statewide initiative to support students historically underrepresented in higher education, Clinton High School, Fitchburg State University, and Mount Wachusett Community College in ...

Many business owners struggle to sell their businesses when they decide to pursue other goals in life. One of the main reasons for this struggle is the lack of knowledge about the business selling ...

Restaurant owners scrambling to turn profits amid rising food, labor and energy costs again turned to the Legislature Tuesday for some reprieve as they lobby to pass credit card surcharges onto their ...

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Employees are the backbone of every business. Without dedicated, hard-working staff, your business can quickly fall flat. Yet, there is a powerful and cost-effective strategy that often gets ...

The solitude of the year 2020 brought about a number of newfound hobbies for those in the U.S. Some people became home bakers making their own sourdough starters while others became novice brewers ...

An IRS office at 120 Front St. (right) is among two in Central Massachusetts no longer appearing on the Department of Government Efficiency's website as properties subject to lease terminations. PHOTO ...

The House may tackle legislation restructuring the embattled Cannabis Control Commission before focusing on the fiscal 2026 budget, Speaker Ron Mariano said Thursday. "There are a couple of things ...

In 2003, Jean Qiu founded Nexcelom Bioscience, a Lawrence-based company developing products to count and analyze cells in scientific research. After growing her company to 150 employees, she sold her ...

The median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts has reached $600,000, as prices continue their upward trajectory in the central region of the state. The state saw 3,545 home sales during the ...

After the original candidate chosen by cannabis regulators to be the next executive director of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission declined the role, the commission voted to offer the role ...