Banking & Finance

Five Worcester County universities have received a slice of $12.4 million in funding to financially support students entering the mental health or substance use disorders treatment fields.

Employer-sponsored insurance is more accessible in Massachusetts employees than in the nation overall, but it comes at a price. 

In two summers, thousands of cyclists will line up at the College of the Holy Cross to begin their multi-mile journeys across Massachusetts as the Worcester college will serve as the starting line for the Pan-Mass Challenge come August 2026.

District 3 Councilor George Russell bemoaned the impact of rising tax rates on residential property owners driven by increasing property values.

Medical device manufacturer Hologic has expanded its board, electing Martin Madaus as the Marlborough-based firm’s newest member of its board of directors, effective last Friday.

Last year, the council voted to enact a commercial, industrial, and personal property tax rate of $30.04 per $1,000 assessed valuation for 2024.

Employees at Milford Regional Physician Group, bankHometown, and Vision Advertising are moving up in their careers.

On Nov. 2, the Milford Regional Healthcare Foundation raised $1.3 million at its annual Mélange Gala and Live Auction, the most the foundation had ever raised in the event’s 20-year history.

Spiliotes comes into the volunteer role as the community health center has just emerged from a financial crisis and is looking to forge a strategic plan for a sustainable future.

Insulet, an Acton medical device manufacturer, has been awarded $452 million in total damages by a federal jury.