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City of Fitchburg Receives $450,000 Massworks Grant

This morning, the City of Fitchburg was honored to attend the One Stop for Growth Awards event with Governor Healey, Lt. Governor Driscoll, and administration officials to receive a $450,000 Massworks Design Grant from the Commonwealth. These funds will pay for the design work for the Moran Square Improvement Project. Moran Square is a heavily […]

Berkshire Bank Foundation Announces $426,000 in Philanthropic Contributions

Berkshire Bank, a leading community bank with financial centers in New England and New York, announced more than $426,000 in Foundation philanthropic investments during the third quarter of 2023. These investments contributed to helping the communities Berkshire Bank serves. According to Foundation Director Lori Gazzillo Kiely, “The Berkshire Bank Foundation is committed to supporting programs […]

North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation provided financing to Deershorn Farm & Taxidermy

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation (NCMDC), the economic development arm of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce granted financing totaling $45,000 to Deershorn Farm & Taxidermy. The funding supported the purchase of a new tractor and provided the farm with working capital. Deershorn Farm & Taxidermy is a local vegetable farm that also […]

Solvus Global Invites Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem to Central Massachusetts

Cold spray and large-scale additive manufacturing experts come together for discussion on the advances of the technologies at the 2023 Action Team event earlier this summer. Solvus Global, an organization which aims to create a positive impact on the world through the innovation, incubation, and transition of advanced manufacturing technology, hosted nearly 400 attendees in-house […]

Governor Healey Files Legislation Unlocking $800 Million to Compete for Federal Funding

Governor Maura Healey filed legislation and signed an executive order to enhance the administration’s aggressive approach to competing for the historic amounts of federal funding made available to Massachusetts by the Biden Administration. Massachusetts has the chance to compete for and win up to $17.5 billion in federal funding through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, […]

Hungry for Financial Knowledge?

Join Workers Credit Union For A Free Financial Literary Event on Thursday, October 19th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Legends Bar & Grille in Fitchburg. The Workers Way™ is personalized, one-on-one financial coaching that helps you achieve your goals at any life stage. At this free event, we will walk you through our […]

Own Your Story Workshop

Date: December 7, 2023 Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Location: LaCava Center, 175 Forest St, Waltham, MA 02452 Own Your Story – The most powerful things we have are the stories we tell ourselves about who we are, what that means, and what we’re capable and deserving of. That story informs all of our decisions, […]

Local Food Works Annual Partnership Meeting

A “Let’s Be The Region That Food Built” Event Friday, October 20, 2023, 9 – 11:30 a.m. Perry Auditorium – 95 Pleasant Street, Gardner, MA Parking is in the back of City Hall Agenda 8:30 AM  |  Registration 9:05 AM  |  State of the State, Ayn Yeagle, LFW Steering Committee Member & Executive Director, Growing Places, Leominster […]

North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation approves financing for Gather Provisions

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation (NCMDC), the economic development arm of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, recently granted a loan of $35,000 to Gather Provisions. The loan was done in partnership with TD Bank. The funding supported the creation of four part-time employee positions and will be utilized toward the purchase of […]