Worcester State University

Still in her first month on the job, new Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Rosalin Acosta made Worcester her first stop Wednesday among dozens of YouthWorks programs statewide.

Zipcar, the Boston-based global car-sharing network, is now operating in the city of Worcester and offering special rates for businesses.

Parents, friends and relatives who stayed at a local Airbnb instead of a hotel over Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduation weekend contributed $230,000 to the local economy during their stay, according to Airbnb data released Thursday.

Behavioral Concepts Inc., a company of behavioral clinicians specializing in the care of children with autism, announced Thursday it hired Jill McGrale Maher as the new director of its Fitchburg facility.

A Harvard Medical School professor and founding physician of a health care program for the homeless in Boston will be the commencement speaker next month for College of the Holy Cross.

In March, Worcester State University announced it will no longer require undergraduate applicants to submit standardized test scores as a requirement for admission.

Despite concerns nationally among colleges and universities over new federal policies scaring away international applicants, Worcester schools have seen no such impact.

Sullivan Insurance Group, Jericho Road and The Bridge of Central Massachusetts have all made recent hires or promotions.

Worcester State University has joined a growing number of colleges making SAT and ACT scores optional for student applicants, with the change going into effect for the fall of 2018.

Worcester State University and Polar Beverages were among Twitter users whose accounts were hacked and filled with pro-Nazi messages.