Economy

As state lawmakers mull another run at ambitious plans to make child care affordable, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday rolled out a plan to do the same nationwide.

Home care service providers are supporting legislation to create more transparency in the rate-setting process for their workers, citing an increased need for services for the state's aging population.

Key power players have set their sights on making Massachusetts the first state in the country to move to $20 per hour.

Business confidence ticked lower for the second month in a row among businesses in Central Massachusetts and statewide in January, though index scores still indicate overall optimism.

When Kathleen Jordan took a job at her university’s advancement office, she could not have predicted it would be the beginning of a decades-long career in fundraising.

Joffrey Smith, CEO of Joffrey Smith Financial Group, officially opened his new location at 8 Norwich St. in Worcester, and unveiled his insurtech startup Concordia Exchange at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday.

Encouraged by the arrival of a governor who has already gone to the mat against Uber and Lyft, a growing coalition of labor leaders and workers will press lawmakers this session to extend significant new protections to drivers on the popular ride-hailing platforms.

The three Central Massachusetts metropolitan areas tracked by the state all saw slight increases in their unemployment rates in December.

Despite falling prices and increasing competition, marijuana business officials across the state, and particularly in Central Massachusetts, still see the cannabis market as primed for opportunity, with operators having to be smarter about the way they operate their marijuana businesses.

Massachusetts’ unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point in December.