Worcester fuel distributor Nouria Energy Corp. has acquired the assets of Maine's J&S Oil that includes 13 locations as well as the company's wholesale and transportation business.
A new study has ranked Massachusetts as the second worst state in the nation for growth in women-owned businesses over the last nine years, bucking a trend of huge growth nationwide.
Assumption College will break ground next week on a 60,000-square-foot academic building with 13 high-tech classrooms and a 400-person performance hall in Worcester.