Economy

Evelyn Darling, executive director of the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District, has stepped down from the role.

After nine years in at United Way of South Central Massachusetts in Southbridge, Mary O’Coin has announced she will retire at the end of the year. 

Marlborough-based pharmaceutical company Sumitomo Pharma America has selected executive Kenton Stewart as the firm’s inaugural chief commercial officer, effective Oct. 1.

Massachusetts ended the summer with a slight dip in unemployment in August following three consecutive months of rate increases. 

The MetroWest Chamber of Commerce has named Reyad Shah as its new president and CEO.

The City of Worcester’s chief diversity officer position has been vacant for nearly two and a half years, a timeframe longer than any individual has held the role since its creation in 2016.

As the U.S. faces an ongoing behavioral health provider shortage, one Worcester program is working to boost BIPOC representation in the mental health field.

Four and a half years after COVID-19 upended the state's economy, joblessness remains low, total employment has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, and the fund used to pay jobless benefits has more than $2.5 billion on hand.

There’s a new chef in town, as SONOMA Restaurant has named Michael Chandler as the new executive chef of the restaurant in Worcester’s Beechwood Hotel.

A Marlborough cannabis testing lab has closed, as a former employee described the current state of the industry as a "house of cards."