Hospitality

Worcester’s two tallest office buildings have had quite the wild ride over the past 10 years.

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts continued to rise in November for the second month in a row, yet still remained lower than the national average.

Commissioners voted 4-0 on Wednesday to offer the role to Travis Ahern, the town administrator of Holliston.

"I don't think anybody's as excited as I am about this, having a new ED," Chief People Officer Debra Hilton-Creek said the day the CCC chose David Lakeman for the job. Lakeman later turned down the job offer to stay in Illinois.

In this new role, Eric Casey will help set newsroom policy and strategy, and he will be directly in charge of administering all the advice and opinion columns submitted by community contributors.

Vaillancourt Folk Art is a tourist destination known for its handcrafted Christmas collectibles, but before becoming a well-recognized brand, the company had much humbler beginnings starting off in the Vaillancourt family basement.

NESN broadcasters have become household names in New England. But the network’s Worcester-born former president and CEO Sean McGrail has quietly been key to the network’s success, according to two of the region’s most powerful sports executives.

A Maryland-based firm is proposing to construct an extended-stay, 122-room WoodSpring Suites near Route 146,

After 25 years in business, Worcester staple Struck Catering will shut its doors for good come Dec. 15. Struck has grown to employ approximately 60 wait and kitchen staff and bartenders.

The person chosen by Massachusetts cannabis regulators to be the next executive director of the Cannabis Control Commission has declined the position at the troubled agency.