More businesses are being started and bought by military veterans, particularly as the wave of post-9/11 service members hit the civilian workforce. Still, veterans in Central Massachusetts are calling for more help.
The expansive 5,000-square-foot collection of arms and armor, featuring pieces from the shuttered Higgins Armory Museum, is now on display in a dedicated gallery space on WAM’s second floor.
The former Sunnyside Ford auto dealership in Holden, a property which dates back to the days of the Ford Model T, will continue to be used by the automotive industry after a $2.35 million sale.
"The people who are keeping our communities running aren't able to live in them," Debbie Maruca Hoak, CEO of Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester, said of the housing crisis.
The new program, supported by a $1-million grant from the National Science Foundation, will lead to the creation of a one-year course to prepare workers for careers in roles needed by the hydrogen sector.
German manufacturer Physik Instrumente has opened a new U.S. headquarters in Shrewsbury, part of an attempt to improve its operations in the Americas and adapt to tariffs.