Professional Services

The Telgram & Gazette of Worcester laid off at least 20 news staffers Monday as a new owner took the helm.

The leading daily newspaper in Central Massachusetts will soon have its third owner in less than a year. The Telegram & Gazette of Worcester is being sold to Halifax Media Group of Daytona Beach Fla., the company announced Wednesday. The closing date for the newspaper, as well as its website, has not been announced, Halifax said in a statement. However, the T&G reported that the deal is expected to close by June 1 after the T&G reduces its 180-person staff by an undisclosed number.

The Hanover Insurance Group reported a 5.4-percent jump in first-quarter revenue and a 15-percent increase in operating income in spite of tougher winter weather that can lead to higher insurance claims from property damage.

Natick-based Eastern Insurance Group LLC said Thursday it has acquired Smith Buckley & Hunt, a 12-person insurance agency based in Brockton.

Massachusetts has been given an additional year to transition to a new system under the Affordable Care Act that would change the way insurance carriers calculate premiums for businesses and potentially drive up the cost for many employers.

Providence-based law firm Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP (PS&H), a business law and litigation firm with offices in Westborough, announced the opening of a new Boston office on Wednesday.

TelexFREE of Marlborough has denied allegations made by the Massachusetts Secretary of State's office that the telecommunications company is operating a $1.1 billion Ponzi scheme.

Secretary of State William Galvin has filed a civil complaint against Marlborough marketing firm TelexFREE, alleging the...

A federal judge on Tuesday cast serious doubt on Gov. Deval Patrick's aggressive move to ban a powerful new painkiller from being prescribed in Massachusetts, giving the administration and the drug's manufacturer until next week to resolve the dispute before she issues a ruling.

A former junkyard owner was found guilty of failing to report contamination on his Leominster and Sterling property, the state announced.