January 6, 2014Edition

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from Oct. 1-15,...

Employers are always trying to get the most and best out of their employees. Many turn to...

JetBlue has now been running flights between Worcester and Florida for two months. According to a recent...

There are many coming changes in workers' compensation that you should be aware of, as well as...

Dr. John Tumolo, a cardiologist with Southbridge-based Harrington HealthCare System, won this year's Total Local Care Award,...

Massachusetts communities can no longer rely on state or federal aid to fill budget gaps. Therefore, each...

Retailers have known it for decades: incorporating the brand into interior design has a powerful marketing impact.

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The business community received a couple of well-timed gifts from the Worcester City Council in time for...

Last month, the Worcester City Council approved tax increment financing (TIF) agreements for a developer that wants...

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Finding a way to convince others of the relevance of a project, a new product line or...

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When it comes to bank consolidation, Central Massachusetts has always bucked the trend. Twenty years ago, 37 of the nation's largest banks had morphed into just four institutions by 2010, according to the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, Central Massachusetts was home to 39 banks, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) Nearly two decades later, it's still home to 27.

It's home to the headquarters for Staples, Bose and uTest, as well as a Genzyme campus slated for an $80-million expansion. But what's there to do for the several thousand employees working near Exit 12 of the Massachusetts Turnpike once they finish work each day?

HELPING OTHERS LIVE STRONGUnited Bank, with branches in Central Massachusetts, donated $8,000 to the YMCA of Central...

Think of college students and food, and you might picture a case of ramen noodles or late-night pizza deliveries, not a restaurant featuring shrimp cocktails and veal marsala. But Cyrus Mizrahi, owner of Viva Bene Italian Ristorante on Commercial Street in Worcester said being located next door to the Worcester campus of MCPHS University (formerly called the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences) is great for the Italian restaurant.