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The federal government last week extended several health care reform-related reporting deadlines, which an industry group said...

Frederick H. Eppinger, president and CEO of The Hanover Insurance Group in Worcester, was awarded the Chamber Advocate Award by the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce at its annual business meeting. The award is given to a company or an individual who has gone above and beyond normal business activities to support the mission of the chamber and promote economic development. Eppinger has led The Hanover since August 2003.

Communities are strongest when they have talented, passionate and college-educated professionals filling some of society's most important roles: firefighters, police officers and social workers.

Before he was a management professor at Nichols College, Leonard Samborowski worked for the head of army intelligence at the Pentagon, where he used data analytics to predict the outcome of possible military moves.

Worcester is showing many signs of being in the midst of an economic revival.

What is most valuable in your business? Is it your talent, your equipment or your physical plant? Chances are, it is your reputation, which can quickly be undone in the event of a crisis. Whatever crisis may occur – fire, flood, employee misconduct, product recall, data breach, alleged criminal activity, financial irregularities – the key is to be ready for it.

Patients prescribed opioids for the first time would be limited to a seven-day supply and any individual admitted to the emergency room with an apparent drug overdose would be required to undergo a substance abuse evaluation within 24 hours, under a redrafted House bill.

State legislators appear poised to take steps to prevent hundreds of thousands of individuals from losing auto and homeowners insurance discounts in the new year.

In the healthcare field, there's never a dull moment. Federal and state healthcare reform and ever-present pushback from union groups on topics like staffing and price transparency are sure to keep administrators and clinicians on their toes for the foreseeable future.

U.S. veterans with spinal cord injuries will now have access to ReWalk Robotics' exoskeleton systems, following a decision by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.