Education

Framingham State University President Javier Cevallos is the new chairman of the board of directors of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

Seven entities in Central Massachusetts have received a share of $2.2 million in state grants to help spur entrepreneurship and small businesses.

With an anticipated shortfall in artificial intelligence professionals, the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $895,000 to Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Communities in South Worcester County can now apply for public works grants and economic assistance programs.

Catch up on which Central Mass. professionals are on the move.

Assumption College will be the exclusive higher education sponsor of the future Worcester Red Sox, the Worcester college and ballclub jointly announced Thursday.

Almost 8,000 low-income students are on a waiting list for after-school and summer learning, according to a report recommending tapping the anticipated revenue from marijuana sales.

The Menkiti family is making yet another move to purchase property downtown, as the Menkiti Group has agreed to a purchase and sale agreement to buy the former Pawn Shop building in Worcester.

Economists have long argued that a labor crunch in Massachusetts, punctuated by an aging workforce and slow natural growth in the labor force and population, is serving as a brake on economic growth. They're changing their tune now.

The most recent numbers from the state show a sharp uptick in the labor force in Massachusetts. The question is where are those people coming from.