Economy

Amid a tight labor market, industries must be innovative to keep operations moving.

Companies must expand their networks & standardize processes to meet diversity, equity, and inclusion targets.

The state's transition to renewable power does not have to threaten workers who rely on the fossil fuel industry for their livelihood, Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday, joining advocates at a labor-led event centered on bills designed to bring about a "just transition" to clean energy.

BPI Construction Management, a Framingham-based company, has been fined $926,898 by the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General for violations of the Massachusetts False Claims Acts.

Workers for Uber and Lyft who want the right to unionize, and the organized labor leaders who support them, plan to announce Thursday they have collected significantly more than the 74,574 signatures needed to advance their proposal to the next phase of the process.

These are the fastest growing jobs in Massachusetts, according to the Mass. Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Which communities are the largest? The fastest growing? Which have lost population?

Youth and magnetism seem like two great qualities to have in a city, but Worcester’s growing young population and stiff competition for real estate create problems city leaders must solve, in order for them to keep attracting people to the city.

Key players in the Central Mass. life science ecosystem are taking on a new initiative to help launch Worcester to the forefront of bioindustrial manufacturing.

The unemployment rate across Central Massachusetts remained low through September, continuing a downward trend carried over from the summer months.