Economy

As Massachusetts struggles with a workforce shortage that is being felt in industries around the state and country, Gov. Maura Healey's administration released a new plan Monday to "attract, retain and develop a future workforce."

Five cities -- Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Fall River and Lowell -- are home to more than 100,000 working-age individuals with disabilities, representing 20 percent of the state's disability population.

With this promotion, Cooper becomes the third female general manager in Triple-A Minor League Baseball, according to a press release issued by the WooSox on Wednesday.

Local unemployment rates throughout Central Massachusetts climbed to begin 2024, although the January figures are still lower than the rate seen at that time last year. 

The Massachusetts Nurses Association labor union wasted no time in criticizing the hospital for this misleading claim.

With the region already grappling with workforce shortages, a quarter of young professionals living in Greater Boston intend to move elsewhere over the next five years as they navigate their career prospects and housing affordability, a new survey released Monday found.

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts fell in January, with large job gains in the professional, scientific and business services sector.

As state regulators investigate nurses’ claims of unsafe conditions at Saint Vincent Hospital, a national accrediting agency has found the Worcester healthcare provider is not compliant with industry standards.

The money from the fund can be used for one-time initiatives, projects, and consulting services to aid in the economic development or workforce needs of Central Massachusetts.

Encouraged by federal approval of two new drugs to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease and a third treatment in the pipeline, advocates called Wednesday for an overhaul of the health care infrastructure in Massachusetts to keep up with the changing medical landscape.