Central Mass. South

San Francisco-based delivery service Instacart and Springfield grocery chain Big Y have expanded their partnership to the Worcester and Boston areas.

Thanks to a $1.5-million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment, Sturbridge nonprofit advocacy group Venture Community Services has opened a facility in Uxbridge.

Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester along with Milford Regional Medical Center, Harrington Memorial Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center received “A” grades on a semiannual safety grade report.

Bixby Trail Estates, $14-million, 42-unit affordable housing development, is slated to officially open this week in Spencer.

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts has awarded nearly $700,000 in grants to 11 local organizations to support health improvements in the region.

IPG Photonics, an Oxford manufacturer of laser products, saw its net income rise by 67 percent percent in the third quarter.

Located inside a small, unassuming, cramped brick building in the heart of one of Central Massachusetts' manufacturing hotbeds is a drummer's Mecca.

Quinsigamond Community College unveiled its new Computer Systems Engineering Technology lab this week at its Southbridge satellite campus.

Two of the area's newest breweries will be opening next month as craft beer continues to grow exponentially.

Despite seriously considering submitting a bid for Amazon's HQ2, Blackstone Valley leaders ultimately decided to forego a proposal.