Greater Worcester

If you're shopping for property in MetroWest, does shopping influence your decision? Retailers that are considered more upscale brands — such as Cabela's in Berlin and Wegmans in Northborough — may bring with them a lot more than their products, experts say.

When Howard Grossman of Southborough was asked what people might not know about him, he pointed out...

UMass Memorial Medical Center is seeking a minority stake in Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts LLC, according to documents filed by both organizations with the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission.

Anna Maria College has chosen Mary Lou Retelle — who has served as interim president since July 2014 — as its 11th president.

Worcester-based Spectrum Health Systems announced the opening of a peer recovery center in downtown Lawrence to serve people trying to overcome addictions, the third such center the addiction treatment services provider operates in the Bay State. The Lawrence Peer Recovery Center, also known as New Beginnings, uses the same peer-support model employed at centers in Worcester and Marlborough, the company said. It's expected to serve 100 residents of Lawrence, Haverhill, North Andover and other nearby communities, offering peer-driven support groups, recreational activities, social events and volunteer opportunities to those who have completed more intensive addiction treatment programs.

(Updated May 13 at 11:50 a.m.) It's been a fruitful year so far for Worcester-based startup VitaThreads LLC. The medical device firm, founded by two Worcester Polytechnic Institute professors and two others, placed second in a business pitch contest held by the nonprofit Venture Forum in April. And this week, the startup is presenting preclinical data to its target audience — plastic surgeons — during the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Congress in Montreal, which starts tomorrow.

CareWell Urgent Care will open two urgent-care centers in Worcester later this year, the Quincy-based firm said Tuesday.

Gov. Charlie Baker will keynote a joint 50th anniversary celebration of the Worcester Business Development Corp. (WBDC) and Worcester Community Action Council (WCAC) next week.

A dozen area startups, representing five Worcester colleges, have won memberships in a new program designed to launch new businesses.

Martin Meehan's track record as chancellor at University of Massachusetts Lowell bodes well for the rest of the UMass system, which, like much of the higher education industry, faces the challenge of continuously increasing costs.