Economy

Acton drug test manufacturer Psychemedics Corp. has begun marketing a hair test to detect fentanyl, a powerful opioid gaining a reputation for its role in drug overdoses.

Shares of Milford lab equipment manufacturer Waters Corp. fell about 15% at the opening Tuesday.

Nichols College will begin two new marketing majors and a finance major this fall it says will better prepare students for shifting industry demands in the coming years.

Private businesses in Massachusetts added 5,400 jobs in March as gains occurred in nearly every industry categorized by the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in North Grafton has named the founding dean of the University of Calgary veterinary program as its new dean.

Heartland Water Technologies in Hudson announced on Tuesday two key hires as it looks to expand its international operations in China and Latin America.

A Worcester man is facing federal charges after authorities say he lied to his employment agency's insurance carrier and underreported wages to minimize his workers' compensation insurance premiums.

Optim is using its recent U.S. Small Business Administration award to grow its company and attract new customers.

As the population in and around Worcester has diversified, health care has changed with it, for both genetic conditions and cultural differences.

AquaBounty will soon begin to produce its genetically modified salmon at its facility in Indiana after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration in March lifted an import alert enacted in a 2016 U.S. budget rider banning the product from the U.S.