College of the Holy Cross

The $101-million financing package for a Canal District baseball stadium development is one step closer to reality.

But no college has grown so exponentially in the nearly two decades MCPHS has been in Worcester, or contributed as much to a presence of higher education in the city's downtown.

An acclaimed organist has resigned from his post as distinguished artist-in-residence at Worcester's College of the Holy Cross amid sexual misconduct allegations.

The Canadian Women's Hockey League announced Monday the Boston Blades hockey team is moving to Worcester.

Sports economists sharply criticized Worcester's ballpark plan, saying public benefits are often minimal and the spillover effects overstated.

James Coghlin Sr., co-founder and chairman of Worcester manufacturing conglomerate Coghlin Cos., and wife Nancy have donated $25,000 to his alma mater Nichols College to establish the James '67 and Nancy Coghlin Endowed Scholarship for incoming or transfer students.

Good Chemistry has been leasing their 9 Harrison St. space in Worcester for five years. On Thursday, the city's first medical marijuana dispensary will finally open.

This was the year Boroughs deftly navigated controversial waters while still moving Holy Cross forward academically.

In compiling our annual list of the most powerful people in the Central Massachusetts business community, there are countless CEOs, executive directors, presidents and founders to choose, from organizations with billions in revenue and offices across the globe.

The numbers tell the story best: more than $900 million in annual revenues, 1,100 graduate students and 700 medical residents and fellows.