Greater Worcester

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.

The state's Health Policy Commission has signed off on UMass Memorial Medical Center's plan to buy a minority stake in Quest Diagnostics' Massachusetts subsidiary.

Worcester Academy has completed the purchase of the remaining 6 acres of former St. Vincent Hospital property along Providence Street.

Steve MacLauchlan is CEO of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester.

The head of the state agency that helps enroll uninsured residents with health care coverage said he can't make changes to the state's risk adjustment program, a feature of the Affordable Care Act designed to spread the risk of insuring the sickest patients through the state's health insurance exchange.

The Plantation Ridge apartment complex, located off of Route 9 in Worcester, has been sold for $65.75 million to a Boston-based real estate firm.

Hanover Insurance Group has completed the transfer of its United Kingdom motor business to Markerstudy Group, the Worcester-headquartered company announced Tuesday.