Economy

Wage and employment growth in Worcester County rose in the second quarter but trailed state and national averages, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Even with a long period of economic growth and redevelopment through significant stretches of downtown, Worcester has not been spared from some broader troublesome trends.

Confidence levels among Massachusetts employers hit a two-year low in December.

Marlborough medical device manufacturer ReWalk Robotics is expecting 2018 revenues to come in down about 16 percent from last year.

The Russian-American billionaire founder and chief executive of Oxford-based IPG Photonics is suing the U.S. Department of the Treasury for listing him as a Russian oligarch.

The head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on Wednesday advocated for the nation's central bank to wait out some of the recent volatility in the markets before charting a new course on monetary policy.

National Grid gas workers who have been locked out since June are set to be back on the job later this month.

The right to legally go one toke over the line will impact employers.

Rentschler Biopharma SE has completed the purchase of the former Shire drugmaking facility in Milford.

The prolonged contract dispute and lockout that has riled the natural gas industry and labor and political circles since June could be coming to an end.