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Central Massachusetts' Source for Business News Volume 37 • Number 2 $3.50 January 26, 2026
Worcester Business Journal
WBJ
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S H O P TA L K
Q&A: Cornerstone
Bank embraces
digital products
after merger.
PHOTO | MATT WRIGHT
Worcester could adopt little-used
state law to provide relief for small
businesses against one of the highest
property tax rates in the state. | 6
Tax breaks for small
businesses?
Affordable
opportunities
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hires and promotions at Clinton
Savings Bank, Bowditch,
UMass Chan, and more. | 20
PHOTO | EDD COTE
PHOTO | COURTESY OF UMASS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
UMass Chan's new AI Assurance Lab
tests developing healthcare tech,
so it functions properly in the real
world. | 14
Making sure AI works
Schochet Cos. CEO
Rick Henken (right)
and Portfolio Manager
Maria Cotto
Real estate firm
Schochet Cos. is
investing $200M+ in
Central Mass. housing,
seeking to cash in on
investor demand for
affordable homes.
Story by Eric Casey
on Page 8.
