Professional Services

A new federal rule extending greater workplace pay protections to home health and personal care workers is forcing homecare agencies to raise rates, re-think their business models, and could lead to consolidation across the industry, experts say.

A little more than a week into the open enrollment period, Massachusetts Health Connector Authority officials said the process of enrolling new customers in health plans has gone smoothly, unlike in years past.

Southborough-based Cidewalk has integrated its mobile advertising platform for small business clients with e-mail marketing services provider...

Lawyer Christopher Collins, who worked for Unum for 31 years, has joined Mirick O'Connell as the firm continues to grow its litigation team.

Rep. Nick Collins told his personal story of overcoming a stutter through years of speech therapy as...

GLEN MARTIN was promoted at Continental Woodcraft, a millwork subsidiary of BlueHive Strategic Environments of Worcester, to vice president. He was previously manufacturing manager for the company. Martin, who joined BlueHive in 2012, formerly worked for Iaccarino and Son Inc.

Founded 15 years ago by then Clark University doctoral student Andrew Schiller, Worcester big data firm Location, Inc. has become an industry authority in neighborhood search technology for 12 million people annually. It's also a leader in big data analytics for the insurance, real estate, retail and site selection industries.

The story of the Guild of St. Agnes, a full-service early education and care facility, started back in 1913 with the agency serving just 19 children in a day nursery.

Millbury Federal Credit Union opened a new branch at 117B Stafford St. in Worcester. The credit union has assets more than $300 million and more than 50,000 members.

When Chris Lloyd started working at Auburn beverage distribution company Atlas Distributing Inc., he was a young, single guy who didn't much care about the company's benefits. More than a decade later, he said, they're a big reason he wouldn't think of working anywhere else.