Greater Worcester

The College of the Holy Cross is now offering its students accelerated master of music degrees as the Worcester school has partnered with the Boston-based New England Conservatory to launch a five-year expedited track.

Massachusetts’ business confidence was once again on the decline in September.

After nearly two decades at the Worcester office of Wells Fargo Advisors, former branch manager Robert Cotter has teamed up with fellow former Wells Fargo advisor Chris Roering to launch their own Worcester-based wealth management firm.

For those who are able to grab a seat at the voc-tech table, the schools learned can provide lifetime value, even if students don’t end up spending the rest of their working lives in the field they studied,

Professionals at Country Bank, Spectrum Health Services, and MutualOne Bank are progressing in their careers.

Sixty-seven local after-school programs will receive a boost in funding this year as three United Way organizations in Central Massachusetts have been awarded a combined $1.08 million in state funding.

Renew Worcester, a 92-unit apartment building in Worcester, has been sold for $25.73 million to The Micozzi Cos., a Boston-based firm with a growing presence in Central Massachusetts.

The sweeping federal law that President Donald Trump signed on the same day that Gov. Maura Healey signed the annual budget for Massachusetts is projected to take a $650 million bite out of state tax revenues this budget year,

Plumley Village, a 430-unit affordable housing community in Worcester, has been sold for $100 million.

Chairing her first public meeting in two years after being reinstated to the Cannabis Control Commission last month, Shannon O'Brien on Wednesday laid out priorities for what she sees "not as a return but as a new beginning."