Economy

The Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce has been awarded a $95,000 grant to implement a work-based learning program to connect students with career opportunities in the region.

Take inventory of the communities and ethnic cultural neighborhoods your employees represent.

IPG Photonics, declining in value throughout the year due to trade relations, reported a five percent stock price increase Monday.

Wormtown Brewery in Worcester has a busy 2019 on tap, with more releases and states, on top of its Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire areas.

One of the largest cannabis players in the country will soon open the doors to three medical dispensaries in Worcester County.

Predict how the Central Massachusetts economy will perform next year, and you could win one of three $50 gift cards to an area restaurant.

Group Benefits Strategies, a business consulting firm in Auburn, has been bought by an Illinois insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting company.

Affordable Interior Systems, a Leominster manufacturer of commercial office furniture, was named the manufacturer of the year for Worcester and Middlesex counties by the state's Joint Legislative Manufacturing Caucus.

Marlborough medical device maker Boston Scientific has announced a restructuring plan including up to $150 million in annual cuts.

According to a new report, the opioid epidemic is costing Massachusetts businesses more than $2.5 billion annually.