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This year has taught us many lessons, but perhaps one of the biggest takeaways from 2020 is the need to support our local businesses and nonprofits, particularly as the Central […]

Coronavirus? The WooSox? Trump v. Biden? 2020 was a year for the ages, and WBJ is performing its annual survey of its readers to gauge how they believe next year will go for their organizations. Take this five-minute survey and be eligible to win one of three $50 gift cards to a Central Massachusetts restaurant.

For the second straight week, Worcester County has set a new mark for the highest number of new coronavirus cases in a week, this time beating the previous record by 10%.

Coronavirus cases rose by 142 in the city of Worcester on Tuesday alone in the latest sign of the critical levels being reached in the second wave locally of the pandemic.

Fuel America, whose cafe on Front Street in downtown Worcester has been a high-profile retail presence since opening nearly two years ago, is ready to expand its operations even amid a challenging period for food and retail.

Even after the first surge of the virus spread across the country, the initial deadly surge left the Bay State ranking in the top seven states for coronavirus deaths, and the highest unemployment rate in the nation over the summer. It took a while to effectively mitigate its impact.

The Worcester Business Journal announced its 2020 Outstanding Women in Business awards on Monday, featuring Central Massachusetts leaders working in and around healthcare, banking, nonprofits, and diversity, equity and inclusion consulting. 

Restaurants help attract other businesses, and they are vital in keeping workers at those companies out and about past working hours.

The UMass Medical School said Tuesday it will construct a $325-million, nine-story research and education building for a major expansion of its Worcester campus.

If diversity and inclusion commitments are to ever go beyond nice statements and small symbolic gestures, the efforts are going to have to get uncomfortable.