Monica Benevides

Wall Street ratings agency Fitch Ratings of New York has affirmed Umass Memorial Health Care, Inc. of Worcester is a healthy organization in a stable financial position, according to a Wednesday report.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has named Mimi Sheller, a professor and head of the department of Drexel University in Philadelphia, as the inaugural dean of The Global School, WPI announced on Wednesday.

Amazon is moving forward with a plan for a prospective distribution center and warehouse in Charlton, which the company estimates will include a $300-million investment and produce at least 1,000 new jobs.

As the United States trepidatiously moves toward normalcy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Small Business Administration on Tuesday marked the closure of the Paycheck Protection Program.

On Tuesday, the Worcester Red Sox minor league baseball team sold out their 13th consecutive home game -- the first since the coronavirus-related capacity restrictions were lifted -- although the team still is limited from reaching Polar Park's planned sell-out crowd, as sections of the stadium remain under construction.

Nichols College in Dudley has scored Massachusetts 45/100 on the latest iteration of the school’s biennial Massachusetts Women’s Leadership Index, which is overseen by the college’s Institute for Women’s Leadership.

A warehouse and distribution center in Auburn being leased by Worcester manufacturer Polar Beverages has changed owners.

The Massachusetts cannabis regulatory body has opened the pre-certification application process for marijuana delivery operator licenses.

The Worcester Red Sox will play their first game at a Polar Park without gathering restrictions Tuesday night, following over a year of statewide mask and capacity restrictions.

Most of Wormtown Brewery’s ownership team will step back from business operations at the largest brewery in Worcester after allegations of discrimination and sexual harassment the company described as “disturbing and heartbreaking" circulated on social media this week, Wormtown said in a statement Thursday night.