Health Care

House and Senate negotiators struck early morning agreements Monday on sports betting and mental health access but will keep a significant economic development bill in conference committee as they continue to wrestle with an existing law that could trigger nearly $3 billion in tax relief this year.

A corporation registered to two orthodontists purchased a medical professional building at 604 Main St. in Shrewsbury for $6 million on Friday.

The site of the Worcester Surgical Center at 300 Grove St. has sold for $9 million to a local orthodontist and entrepreneur Sam Alkhoury.

Workers at the unionized Starbucks location in Worcester went on strike Monday, in protest over a suite of benefits the corporation is rolling out to non-unionized workers.

Amid high demand for registered nurses across the healthcare industry, Assumption University in Worcester will offer a post-bachelor’s accelerated nursing track through its Froelich School of Nursing beginning in June.

Friday, Aug. 5, is the last day to nominate someone deserving of recognition for Worcester Business Journal’s 14th annual Outstanding Women in Business awards.

Marlborough medical device manufacturer Hologic, Inc. saw its revenue drop by 14.2% in the third quarter, but the company’s performance was significantly better than Hologic itself predicted just a few months ago. 

MWCC receives $500K Skills Capital grant for nursing program

Pushed into action by a Supreme Court ruling that overturned 50 years of legal precedent in the United States, the Legislature on Tuesday sent to Gov. Charlie Baker the second major abortion rights bill in less than two years, seeking to shield providers from legal actions brought by other states and expanding and clarifying a woman's right to an abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy.

Princeton-based nonprofit NEADS World Class Service Dogs announced a series of promotions, including a new board chair, just a month after marking the grand opening of the organization’s new $2.6-million breeding center.