Greater Worcester

Brian W. Thompson heads the leading small business lender in Central Massachusetts and the biggest Worcester-headquartered bank -- with $1.7 billion in deposits -- but it is his community connections that make him so intertwined with the business community.

Power comes in many forms, but from power derives influence; and how people use that influence is ultimately reflective of the power they hold.

Last month, the City of Worcester was getting ready to solicit bids for a new wave of...

Michael P. Angelini holds sway over Central Massachusetts in countless ways. He is chairman of one of its largest law firms, Bowditch & Dewey. He is chairman of the Massachusetts Port Authority and director at both Commerce Bank and the UMass Medical Center Foundation.

The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce has endorsed a new tax rate compromise as the City Council struggles to find middle ground and set a tax rate for the coming year.

The Baker administration announced $1.5 million in grants for advanced manufacturing training programs on Thursday at Lynn Vocational Technical Institute, which educates high school students and hosts a program to train out-of-work adults.

The number of foreclosure starts leaped forward in October with a 17.6 percent year-over-year increase, according to a release by The Warren Group.

For Renee Bazinet Nelson, a career in the treatment of eating disorders is a natural fit. Nelson,...

The cost of prescription drugs is a hot-button issue and an important public policy matter to consider....

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has spurred the rise of direct-to-patient (D2P) marketing as a result of...