Central Mass. South

Nearly a year after a Harrington Hospital nurse was stabbed, Harrington and UMass Memorial Medical Center are among the few hospitals in the state to have shored up security.

Craft beer maker Tree House Brewing Co. is planning a 16,000-square-foot expansion of its 52,000-square-foot headquarters in Charlton.

On July 1, Massachusetts will open the doors to its newest industry: Retail weed.

Family businesses likely don't see themselves as dictatorships, but to be multi-generational businesses, they've survived by adapting and looking ahead instead of how things have been done in previous generations.

Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester, Harrington Physician Services and AdCare Hospital are some of several Central Massachusetts companies to recently announce new hires.

More Massachusetts nurses are saying they have to care for too many patients at once, now up to 61 percent of those surveyed by the Massachusetts Nurses Association.

Oxford laser equipment manufacturer IPG Photonics is planning a multi-year expansion of both its Oxford and Marlborough facilities after a string of recent property acquisitions totaling more than 30 acres earlier this year.

Craft beer maker Tree House Brewing Co. announced Sunday evening a planned 16,000-square-foot expansion of its 52,000-square-foot headquarters in Charlton.

The outdoor living history museum Old Sturbridge Village has turned the switch on a 5,400-panel solar energy system, adding a 21st century technology to a 19th century community.

Fresh off of a record financial year in 2017, Oxford laser manufacturer IPG Photonics reported Tuesday a record first quarter of 2018 with nearly $360 million in revenue and profit of $106 million.