Hanover Insurance Group and UMass Memorial Health Care were among the more than a dozen that engaged in sponsorship discussions with the PawSox prior to the team leaving for Worcester.
Worcester Business Journal on Saturday was honored with the Alliance of Area Business Publisher's Silver Award for overall excellence, along with four other industry awards in specific categories, including best investigative reporting and best editorial.
Two Chicago brothers have been sentenced to a combined 27 years in prison for defrauding and attempting to defraud banks out of $4 million, including $400,000 from Commerce Bank, formerly headquartered in Worcester.
Whitinsville-based UniBank has named Douglas Moisan, a former Commerce Bank finance executive, as its new chief financial officer and senior vice president.
Four months after acquiring Worcester's Commerce Bank for $230 million, Pittsfield's Berkshire Hills Bancorp., Inc. has replaced the old Commerce leadership as it strives to maintain the brand's market presence.
Berkhshire Hills Bancorp, Inc grew its pre-tax income by 82 percent in the fourth quarter, primarily due to the $230-million merger with Worcester-based Commerce Bancshares Corp.