WBJ Staff

Worcester County will end the year with a slight dip in weekly COVID-19 cases but having surpassed 40,000 coronavirus cases.

A new minimum wage of $13.50 an hour across Massachusetts will go into effect with the new year starting Friday.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has extended the deadline for companies to file for pandemic disaster relief until the end of 2021, it said Wednesday.

The Massachusetts paid family and medical leave program starts in the new year, meaning people may begin signing up Friday.

Patients in Massachusetts — at least pre-pandemic — are staying longer during hospitalizations at nearly five days on average.

It's no secret that 2020 was a historic year. From the coronavirus pandemic, to a rapidly fluctuating economy, and even a presidential election, there were no shortage of significant news stories. Here are WBJ's top 10 most read stories of the year.

Sutton's UN1F1ED² Global Packaging Group has paid millions to expand its footprint for the second time in less than two months.

A pair of buyers has paid $5.3 million for two properties hosting long-term care facilities in Gardner and Leominster.

New coronavirus cases dipped this week in Worcester County, but the relative good news was tempered by the highest weekly death count since late spring.

Michael Rooney, the CFO and executive vice president at Central One Federal Credit Union, is retiring at the...