Greater Worcester

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.

Worcester-based Polar Beverages has partnered with Nestle Waters in a deal that could net the company extra sales of up to $50 million a year by 2020.

A $488,500 grant to Worcester Polytechnic Institute will bolster the school's acclaimed practical-minded approach to undergraduate education.

Two Worcester urgent care centers, run by CareWell Urgent Care and UMass Memorial Health Care, will open July 15, joining a growing sector of the health care industry in Central Massachusetts.