Greater Worcester

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Working for Worcester – a group founded by students at the College of the Holy Cross in 2012 to make improvements around the city – has won a $29,000 grant from The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts to help the organization upgrade and expand.

The board of Worcester-based Spectrum Health Systems has elected David Felper, a partner with Bowditch & Dewey in Worcester, as its new chair.

The first step has been taken by Simon Property Group to demolish Macy's Home Store and add a cinema and restaurant to the Auburn Mall.

The U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) on Thursday awarded a $1.03 million grant to...

City officials and local residents gathered to celebrate $3 million in improvements to Greenwood Park in Worcester.

Amid major changes to its administrative structure, The Hanover Insurance Group is anticipating smooth transitions in the wake of the announced retirement of CEO Frederick Eppinger and the recent death of Chief Financial Officer David Greenfield.

Worcester's only shopping mall is in financial trouble, having defaulted on its loan, its revenue continuing to slide and key leases coming up for renewal.

Former World Energy Solutions employees Rick Galipeau and Mike Santangelo today announced the launch of a new company, World Energy Efficiency Services, headquartered in Worcester.

The office towers at 100 and 120 Front Street have been sold for $32.5 million to Franklin Realty Partners of Wellesley in a move city officials are calling a major economic development.