College of the Holy Cross

If attracting students is an arms race for colleges, not every campus can build the most elaborate recreation center, but even much smaller schools can give their students food that alumni would hardly recognize.

With Worcester eyeing a deal others have valued at $38 million to attract the minor league baseball team from Rhode Island, economists warn $7 million is a better deal for the city.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation granted $800,000 for the College of the Holy Cross to conduct humanities-based research to enrich its understanding of Worcester and create partnerships between the community and the Jesuit liberal arts school.

Massachusetts released its official Amazon proposal on Friday and highlights several Worcester-area features and incentives in a bid to lure the online retailer to the state.

The president of the College of the Holy Cross has set up a commission to collect input on whether the school should drop its Crusader name and mascot.

HMEA and Stowe & Degon are among the five Worcester-area companies announcing recent hires and promotions.

In little more than a year, the Worcester Regional Food Hub in Shrewsbury has attracted 16 tenants.

As activists ramp up their push to raise the minimum wage again, economists from many of the state's public and private universities are rallying to the cause.

The fall semester brings a new class of college students to campuses, but also a new group of students likely to go deep into debt to pay for their classes.

Several Central Massachusetts colleges landed in the upper third of a U.S. News and World Report ranking of best colleges in the country.