Central Mass. South

The Southbridge Recycling and Disposal Park (SRDP) landfill will pay nearly $220,000 to settle claims a large soil stockpile partially collapsed and damaged adjacent wetlands

After allegedly discharging hazardous material into the French River in December 2011, Dudley-based Shield Packaging Company Inc. has agreed to pay a $100,000 fine and implement new protocol for preventing future violations, Attorney General Martha Coakley's office said Tuesday.

A Sturbridge-based nonprofit that serves the developmentally disabled is changing its name next month to match a broader mission.

Nichols College in Dudley said it will raise tuition by 2.9 percent for the 2015-2016 academic year, but will hold the line the following year, marking the college's second tuition freeze in three years.

Worcester city councilors next week are expected to hold their annual tax classification hearing, and the business community is again lobbying to shrink the gap between the residential and commercial/industrial rates. The council has done that in two of the last three years, and should do so again.

It was a closer race than expected, but in the end, much of the business community got...

IPG Photonics of Oxford turned in another stellar quarter as strong sales growth in Europe and China helped push revenue up 16 percent and net income 30 percent for the manufacturer of fiber lasers.

As some communities evaluate tax rate changes for businesses, their is mixed evidence of the impact on businesses.

Several Central Mass. organizations were among the 28 community hospitals to receive awards totaling $60 million from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC), it announced on Wednesday.

Harrington HealthCare System (HHS) has begun a renovation and expansion of its emergency department at its Webster campus that it expects will be finished in December.