Greater Worcester

In a move that will have funding and tourism implications at historic sites throughout Central Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Congress has voted to create a new national park in the Blackstone River valley.

Salter School, which has a campus in West Boylston, will pay students in health-related programs $3.75 million to resolve allegations of misrepresenting job placement numbers and using deceptive enrollment tactics, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Friday.

Edwin B. “Ted” Coghlin, the long-time president of Coghlin Electrical Contractors of Worcester and a major force in the resurgence of Worcester Technical High School, is being lauded and remembered for his contributions to the community where he grew up and attended college.

In an 8-3 roll call vote Tuesday night, Worcester city councilors inched closer to a single-tax rate, setting the fiscal 2015 property levy for businesses at $31.73 per $1,000 assessed valuation.

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.