Blackstone Valley

A Worcester-based developer who owns almost 80 acres of Hopedale's downtown, including the old Draper Mill property, is suing the Grafton & Upton Railroad Co. for allegedly blocking access between his properties, according to a filing with the Worcester Superior Court. 

Amazon plans to open an Amazon 4-star store in the Shoppes at Blackstone Valley in Millbury, replacing a former Justice clothing store.

With the exception of certain municipalities taking the matter into their own hands, the lack of government direction on masks has left individual business owners and management to decide for themselves whether or not to require face coverings.

The nonprofit Community Harvest Project, based in Grafton, has named Vittoria Buerschaper as the organization's new executive director, making permanent a role Buerschaper held on an interim basis, according to a Friday announcement.

You can ask almost anyone and they’ll tell you it’s true: The skilled trades has a workforce shortage.

Efforts are underway from Central Massachusetts legislators on both sides of the political aisle to lessen the burden for borrowers.

Toxic masculinity and bro culture are amorphous terms, but in the workplace, they manifest in clear ways.

On Thursday, Boston nonprofit American Student Assistance awarded a $450,000 grant to the Blackstone Valley Superintendents' Consortium to increase workforce training opportunities for high school students, particularly those from underserved populations. 

A seven-acre lot on Upton Street in Grafton, which formerly housed the town’s department of public works, is set to become a mixed-use 136-unit luxury apartment complex, according to Grafton’s town website.

Solar Wolf Energy of Auburn is facing three lawsuits seeking a collective $863,605.53 in damages and restitution, according to documents filed in Worcester Superior Court and the U.S. District Court of Worcester.