Greater Worcester

Investors in Hanover Insurance Group will see an 11-percent increase in their quarterly dividends during the holidays.

More governments and nonprofit groups across Central Massachusetts are focusing on culture and the arts as money-making cornerstones capable of anchoring entire neighborhoods while making cities more livable.

For the past two years, Hudson-based ResTech Plastic Molding has been on a buying spree, gobbling up...

The Harr automobile dealerships have been a part of Charles Ribakoff's life since his father bought the company in 1948. In that time he has moved up through jobs in various dealerships to management roles, and eventually he bought the business from his father 15 years ago. Now, it's his time to pass along the company.

The economic futures of cities and towns in Central Massachusetts can either be enhanced or undermined by a single element: water.

Affordable Interior Systems, Inc. of Leominster, Quest Diagnostics of Marlborough, and Pall Life Sciences of Westborough were among 18 companies from across the state honored by MassEcon this week for their contributions to the economy.

Joanna Geraghty reaffirmed JetBlue's commitment to Worcester during a speech Thursday morning in which she called for city's business community to push for improvements to Worcester's airport.

The Worcester City Council has delayed its planned tax classification hearing to set the city's fiscal 2015 property tax rates a week due to an error in supporting tax tables.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has penalized Jamaheja, Inc. of Worcester $10,312 for allegedly violating the Wetlands Protection Act on property located in Southbridge.

Worcester's bonds have received a strong rating, indicating a “very strong capacity for payment” of the city's financial commitments, according to a release from Fitch Ratings.