Greater Worcester

As businesses continue to move into the large stock of vacant commercial buildings along Interstate 495, some...

Two teams of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute recently received Rapid Response Research awards from the National Science Foundation to develop technologies to help protect workers caring for patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases.

The chief executive of Reliant Medical Group will step down at the end of February to pursue other opportunities, the Worcester-based organization announced Friday.

The Seven Hills Foundation is affiliating with the International Center of Worcester, the agency announced Wednesday.

Just minutes after he was inaugurated Thursday, Gov. Charlie Baker made good on a campaign promise by making his first official action as governor to release $100 million for local road and bridge repairs.

Ashland-based NuVascular Technologies Inc. said it has obtained exclusive licensing rights to commercialize a stem cell device that allows the heart to repair itself and improve its functions in as little as two to four weeks.

Siemens AG said Wednesday it has closed a deal to begin a joint venture with Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI), under a new company, Primetals Technologies Ltd. of London.

Reliant Medical Group has added another Worcester practice to its group, adding another 6,000 patients who will be served by the organization, Reliant announced Tuesday.

The law firm of Fletcher Tilton, with offices in Worcester and Framingham, began the new year by absorbing Hudson-based Yates Law Offices into its operations.

Energy intelligence software provider EnerNOC of Boston has completed its acquisition of World Energy Solutions of Worcester for approximately $77 million in cash, the company announced today.