Economy

Senators stamped their approval on a $575.4 million economic development borrowing package just after midnight Friday, hitching to it a controversial change to a voter-approved tax rebate law and artificial intelligence regulations as the sprawling package moves toward negotiations with the House.

As UMass Memorial Health affiliate Community Healthlink prepares to close, 104 more positions have been scheduled for layoffs, bringing the projected total to 231.

The council is called LIDER, the Spanish word for “leader,” and stands for Latino Initiative for Development of Entrepreneurship and Resources.

WBJ has created the go-to source for market intelligence about the Central Massachusetts business community.

Clark University in Worcester has been awarded $27 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to expand information-technology apprenticeship programs.

The trade group Associated Industries of Massachusetts reported its Business Confidence Index rose 2.4 points in June to 50.6.

The leadership change was announced at the chamber’s annual meeting on June 11.

Central Mass. businesses unpack the how and why of employee ownership.

Transitioning from private family ownership to employee ownership seemed like a natural fit for Consigli Building Group.

Worcester needs a plan that will be more than talking points in a speech, but instead a hyper-focused effort committed to ensuring daily collaboration and communication among the parties involved to get those in need the help they require.