Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce

Just 1% of venture capital in Massachusetts in the past five years has come to Worcester County. But colleges, incubators and others are working to make up the difference.

Kate McEvoy, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care's former regional vice president, has been named the first ever vice president of corporate relations at UMass Memorial Health Care.

Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Timothy Murray will co-chair a new pro-business and transportation group to boost the state's public transportation infrastructure.

The Hingham development company and owner of the former Elwood Adams Hardware building in Worcester is seeking a tax-increment financing exemption for the housing project.

The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce says National Grid has been a thorn in the side of the city's economic momentum and construction projects, including for several manufacturers.

Four Central Massachusetts chambers of commerce have received more than $100,000 each in state funding to help with initiatives targeting small businesses.

After holding a community outreach meeting last week, Bloominus Holdings hopes to be the first marijuana retailer to open on Worcester's Main Street.

The Telegram now joins MassLive as the two main local mass media organizations who now regularly say Worcester is in a renaissance as a statement of fact, without any real evidence supporting the claim.

For neighborhoods in Central Massachusetts overlooked by developers, there's a potential salvation: a new federal tax incentive program.

Fitchburg has received $60,000 and Worcester $65,000 for economic development initiatives through the state's Urban Agenda Grant Program.