Old Sturbridge Village

The forecasted stall in the nation's hotel industry would come as Worcester metropolitan area hotels mark five years of growth in occupancy rates and average nightly room rates.

Central Massachusetts is square in the middle of a robust gaming market without a casino to call our own. But, really, we don't need one.

The outdoor living history museum Old Sturbridge Village has turned the switch on a 5,400-panel solar energy system, adding a 21st century technology to a 19th century community.

Eight destinations in Central Massachusetts, including Old Sturbridge Village and Worcester's EcoTarium, were among those receiving funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Ten years into running Old Sturbridge Village, Jim Donahue has grown the 71-year-old museum's revenue to $14 million annually, launched a theatrical division, re-opened its hotel and – starting this fall – founded the Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School.

On the back of an 80-percent drop in foot traffic and increased reliance on smartphones the Sturbridge Tourist Information Center but those following the impact of the internet won't be surprised.

On the back of dropping foot traffic and increased reliance on smartphones, the Chamber of Central Mass South has announced the decision to close the Sturbridge Tourist Information Center in November.

The Central Massachusetts Convention and Visitors Bureau is dead. Will its successor, the Worcester Regional Visitors and Tourism Corp., pump more life into the region's tourism industry?

With a full slate of indoor and outdoor activities and a targeted ad campaign g the Worcester area is becoming a hot spot for summer fun.

Southbridge Savings Bank will fund the continued preservation and care of the Blacksmith Shop at Old Sturbridge Village (OSV) through the museum's Adopt-a-Building program, OSV announced.