Greater Worcester

The city of Worcester has received a grant worth up to $20,000 toward “greening projects” of planting trees throughout the community.

The city of Worcester will be holding a free workshop at the end of the month that will walk perspective business owners through the process of starting their own business in the city.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has been named to a list of the Top 50 Best Value Big Data Graduate Programs of 2016, highlighting the value that the school's programs represent as one of four in Massachusetts to make the list.

The Massachusetts smoking age would rise to 21 and pharmacies would be banned from selling cigarettes and other tobacco products under a new bill.

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce is calling for greater investments in its area's Internet infrastructure, during a time where the city of Worcester is expanding its own broadband network.

The owner of 398 Belmont St. in Worcester has sold the 5,100 square-foot property for $825,000.

Michael Montuori has been named chairman of the board at Rollstone Bank & Trust.

The rate of spending on research and development in Massachusetts outpaced that of its peer states with vibrant technology sectors as the innovation economy grew by more than $25 billion from 2009 to 2014.

Worcester has been ranked 65th in the nation in a new list of the best places to live compiled by U.S. News & World Report, beating cities such as Philadelphia and Providence.

Worcester's Fallon Health has posted a net loss of $6.8 million for fiscal 2015, citing continued pressures on the industry and rising drug prices.