Worcester Regional Research Bureau

Brian W. Thompson heads the leading small business lender in Central Massachusetts and the biggest Worcester-headquartered bank -- with $1.7 billion in deposits -- but it is his community connections that make him so intertwined with the business community.

Lawyer Christopher Collins, who worked for Unum for 31 years, has joined Mirick O'Connell as the firm continues to grow its litigation team.

In one fell swoop, a 168-room hotel has done something that years of development efforts have been striving for: align Worcester's downtown with the words luxury, premiere and high-end.

After several years in key roles in city government in Boston, and then Worcester, Tim McGourthy is in his second year of a position that seeks to influence government. After leading Worcester's economic development office, he moved over to the Worcester Regional Research Bureau last year, succeeding the retired Roberta Schaefer as the organization's leader.

Worcester's current median residential tax bill is $3,454, while the median commercial tax bill is $8,716. For...

In a competitive commercial real estate market, Worcester is marketing itself as a true urban alternative to...

TOMORROW'S COLLEGESIn the days leading up to last week's WBJ forum on the future of higher education,...

Central Massachusetts stakeholders are taking a hard look at how to woo more new graduates to stay...

A new program will provide a year of free space in Worcester to entrepreneurial college graduates seeking to open their own businesses in the city.

Worcester is undeniably a college town. In the 2013-2014 school year, more than 7,500 students graduated from the 12 colleges in and around the city. But many of them may not stay here, and that could spell a lack of local talent as the city works to boost its economy, according to a study released Wednesday.