Greater Worcester

Chris Provo left Wall Street in 1992 to launch his own financial services company. He started with just one client. But today, Provo Financial is a multimillion-dollar firm, managing investments for both individuals and institutional clients.

In a back room of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, teams work at cataloging and digitizing the organization's collection of American printed artifacts. It's just one example of a group of Central Massachusetts nonprofits that use business ventures to round out grant and foundational funds as part of their revenue mix.

Privacy has been an obligation of the medical profession dating back to the ancient Greeks and the Hippocratic Oath. However, safeguarding patient information has transformed alongside an industry that increasingly relies on technology.

Electronic health records have rolled out in force over the last several years. And, hundreds of companies offer software, and government has provided incentives and mandates for medical offices to modernize. Many patients are logging on to perform tasks that once took a phone call or visit.

With its customers hampered by prolonged train delays and cancellations that began during the recent wave of snowstorms, the company that runs the Massachusetts commuter rail system said Thursday it will operate at full service by March 30.

Worcester's downtown is an increasingly dynamic place. Now the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce has put a map online that captures the changes and opportunities there.

American Tower Corp. announced Thursday that it is raising over $3 billion in a stock offering that will help finance fulfilling a contract with Verizon.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced the development of a new system to help evaluate Massachusetts' competitive position among leading technology states.

The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce will be hosting players from both sides of the Boston Olympics debate next month as they discuss the potential implications for Worcester.

Registered nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital have ratified a new three-year contract with the Worcester health-care facility, ending more than a year of contract talks, the nurses' union announced Monday morning.