Worcester has received $15,000 towards helping emerging food entrepreneurs and small food retailers, and thus area unemployment, according to the Worcester Community Action Council (WCAC).
Mount Wachusett Community College has partnered with the Worcester County Sheriff's Office to bring education and workforce training to inmates. It's an effort to give inmates direction — well away from jail — once they're out.
The largest capital campaign ever undertaken by WPI was a resounding success, with the school bringing in $48 million above the $200 million it sought.
The muscle health-focused company MyoSyntax is the 100th start-up to be housed in the Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives business incubator in Worcester, MBI announced Wednesday.
Appreciating rental prices drove Worcester to the third best market in the Northeast in which to own rental property, according to the quarterly Rental Ranking Report by All Property Management.
The latest Worcester Economic Index indicates a slowing economy, but one that reflects a more sustainable long-term growth rate, according to Assumption College Professor Thomas White, who released the quarterly report.
Municipal elections took place in 53 cities and towns around the state Tuesday, with Worcester and Leominster's leadership remaining mostly unchanged while Fitchburg saw power handed over to a new mayor.