Greater Worcester

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Real Deal highlights a recent commercial property transaction in Central Massachusetts. This week's deal: The DoubleTree by Hilton hotel, in Westborough.

When the U.S. Supreme Court pronounced same-sex marriage legal, businesses sprang into action on social media and their websites. Public expressions, such as rainbow-colored messages, underscore businesses' increasing degree of inclusion of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, community.

The company that manages property for UMass Memorial Medical Center has agreed to pay a portion of a $45,413 penalty for alleged asbestos removal violations, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection announced Friday.

A $600,000 restaurant being built at Worcester's DCU Center is set to open in mid-September – but with a twist, the Worcester entertainment venue announced Wednesday.

Dr. Aaron Lazare, the former head of the UMass Medical School widely credited with raising the school's national profile during his 15-year tenure, died Tuesday at the age of 79.

The Hanover Insurance Group has expanded its fidelity and crime insurance offerings to help protect businesses against high-tech and employee fraud, the Worcester-based insurer reported Wednesday.

Dr. Stephanie Muriglan is a family practice physician at Reliant Medical Group in Holden.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has joined a biomanufacturing industry trade group to help develop technology education and training curricula, the school announced last week.