Monica Benevides

Illinois biomedical company AbbVie, which has facilities in Worcester, announced on Tuesday a $30-million collaborative research alliance with Harvard Medical School in Boston to study and develop novel therapies against emergent viral infections. 

Quinsigamond Community College, based in Worcester, will set up a location inside Southbridge Middle High School, the college announced in conjunction with the Town of Southbridge on Tuesday.

Audio equipment manufacturer Bose, headquartered in Framingham, has named Lila Snyder the company’s new CEO, the company confirmed Tuesday morning.

Massachusetts unemployment recipients will retroactively receive an additional $300 a week for the three weeks ending Aug. 1, Aug.8 and Aug. 15, the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration announced on Monday.

A pair of cannabis business entrepreneurs are proposing a cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility at 0 Winchendon Road in Ashburnham.

TikTok is many things: a social media app specializing in snappy, one-minute-or-shorter videos; an opportunity for unknown citizens of the internet to go viral at a dizzying clip; a never-ending loop of practical jokes and dog videos. For some, it has become a place to learn about and commune around mental health.

If debates about the Affordable Care Act and proposed universal health care haven’t already made it clear, the idealized version of access isn’t the norm for many Americans, especially not for those who belong to vulnerable population groups who struggle with mental health challenges.

Massachusetts has the highest unemployment rate in the country for the second month in a row, despite a small decline from June to July.

Worcester accounting and financial services firm Cerrone, Graham & Shepherd have become the latest company to leave Worcester Plaza, often referred to colloquially as the glass tower, in the city’s downtown, managing partner Paul Cerrone confirmed on Thursday.

The TJX Cos., Inc., based in Framingham, reported a $214.2 loss in the retailers second quarter, according to an earnings report released Wednesday.