Monica Benevides

The Worcester Red Sox will use more than 300 part-time, seasonal employees to fill a variety of positions, including parking attendants, ushers, cleaning crews, concessions and merchandise staff, the team announced on Thursday.

Marlborough medical device company Boston Scientific’s fourth generation Vercise Genus Deep Brain Stimulation System has received FDA approval, the company announced on Friday.

MCR Labs, a cannabis testing company in Framingham, received 38% more samples in the 2020 calendar year than the year prior, according to new data released by the company, which says it works with 95% cannabis providers, growers and producers in the state.

Gasoline prices in Massachusetts are up two cents from a week prior, averaging $2.36 per gallon of regular unleaded compared to $2.34 per gallon a week ago, according to travel association AAA Northeast.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc., the Boston-based parent company of Berkshire Bank, has named Connecticut-based Webster Bank executive vice president of community banking Nitin Mhatre as the company’s next president and CEO.

As Washington, D.C. tussles over yet another stimulus check proposal, Leominster Credit Union is taking matters into its own hands.

If you’re part of a tech-savvy company launching a consumer-oriented product or service, one unconventional, yet increasingly popular, marketing strategy might have crossed your desk in the last several years: working with influencers to promote or review your brand on social media.

Worcester City Hall and other city municipal buildings will reopen on Monday by appointment only, following their closure due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, the City of Worcester announced Friday. 

Rockland Trust Co., which opened two branches in Worcester last year, has named two new people to its board, concurrently with parent company Independent Bank Corp.

Renee Diaz, founder of popular Worcester bakery The Queen’s Cups, is side-stepping into party planning, launching a second business aimed at organizing and coordinating smaller, more intimate events.