WBJ Staff

After losing nearly all of its events because of the COVID-19 shutdown, Mechanics Hall officially closed on June 19. Executive Director Kathleen Gagne details the events that led to that closure and discusses what needs to happen in order for the 163-year-old meeting place to reopen.

Marlborough medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor System, the company announced on Monday.

More than $100 billion remains available for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program, which will stop accepting applications after Tuesday. 

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded the Worcester historical Museum a $129,030 grant from its Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act fund,  and the museum is asking the community to help double it, it announced on Thursday.

The Massachusetts Offers Rebates for Electric Vehicles program will now include commercial and nonprofit fleets, the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration announced on Thursday, expanding what Baker said was an already successful program. 

The industry group Alliance of Area Business Publishers on Thursday judged the Worcester Business Journal as the best newspaper of its size, besting business publications from around the U.S., Canada and Australia in the annual journalism competition.

Redemption Rock Brewing Co. in Worcester will reopen its taproom to the public beginning Friday, the company announced on Thursday.

Clark University in Worcester has expanded and renamed its urban studies concentration, formerly known as the school's urban development and social change program, the school announced on Wednesday.

As the Massachusetts continues to reopen its economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, UMass Memorial Health Care is offering to do group testing for businesses’ employees at five Central Massachusetts locations.

Acton medical device company Insulet will begin powering its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility with solar energy, the company announced on Wednesday.