Health Care

Gov. Maura Healey and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center announced $24.4 million in tax incentive awards Tuesday that they expect will help 43 life sciences companies create nearly 1,600 new jobs, and officials teased more "exciting" life sciences news around the corner as the BIO International Convention lands in Boston next week.

WBJ is conducting a Midyear Economic Forecast survey of its readers to gauge how the events so far in 2023 have impacted their outlooks on the Central Massachusetts economy. Those who fill out the survey by June 14 will be eligible to win one of three $50 gift cards to an area restaurant.

RP Masiello broke ground on a new biopharma manufacturing facility on Commerce Drive in Northbridge on Wednesday. The 40,000-square-foot project is expected to be completed in late 2024.

UMass Memorial Health intends to shut down its maternity ward at the HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, Leominster Campus this fall. Legislators and the nurses union oppose the proposal.

State insurance regulators have opened an examination into a cyberattack on one of the state's largest health insurance providers.

People are on the move at ERA Key Realty, Cunningham Equities, and more Central Massachusetts businesses.

After closing key facilities and operating on mere hours of cash, the Family Health Center of Worcester is in a more stable financial position, in part due to higher insurance reimbursements.

Scarlet Spa and Wellness Center was approved for a $32,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp.

Worcester Business Journal has been honored by the New England Newspaper & Press Association for coverage of diversity, equity, and inclusion issues, along with Polar Park, opinion commentary, editorial cartoons, and special sections on Worcester’s 300th anniversary and the 40 Under Forty awards.

There's only one birth center operating in Massachusetts, but an infusion of state funding could lead to more facilities, which are designed to give pregnant people more autonomy as they choose a delivery environment outside of the traditional hospital setting.