Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Many women in business are often one of few women – if not the only one – in the room, where they feel they aren't treated the same as their male counterparts.

The California bioscience company once considered to be the anchor of a Worcester biomanufacturing campus is planning to open a new facility in a 69,000-square-foot Hopkinton building.

Bowditch & Dewey and Solect Energy were just a few Central Mass. companies announcing new hires in January.

A three-month WBJ investigation into 75 prominent Central Massachusetts business organizations found women comprise a disproportionately low percentage of senior executives and board seats.

The highest-paying jobs among Central Massachusetts' most prominent organizations are overwhelming held by men, while the sectors with the greater gender mix are typically lower paying.

A new survey of 520 Worcester-area college students found city life for students needs some work.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's new collaboration space in Boston is meant to capitalize on its proximity to tech companies, start-ups and a wealth of professional talent in the city.

Grocery shopping can be a mundane experience, a get-in-and-get-out exercise not exactly stirring up passion. Then there's Whole Foods Market and Market Basket.

Women make up half of the American labor force, yet there are fields, particularly STEM, where women continue to be vastly underrepresented.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Quinsigamond Community College announced Thursday they'll start a new photonics lab thanks to a $4-million Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative grant.