Greater Worcester

With work already underway to demolish and refurbish the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) tower at Worcester Regional Airport, the project has received a $1.1 million federal grant from the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to help pay the $3 million price.

Energy procurement company World Energy Solutions of Worcester has been selected by a utility company to deliver energy conservation services to Western Massachusetts businesses.

The Family Health Center of Worcester has completed an $8.3 million renovation at its 26 Queen St. offices that will allow the center to see an additional 7,200 patients annually, it said.

Siemens Metals Technologies, which has operations in Worcester, has been contracted to upgrade facilities at a Keystone Steel and Wire Co. plant in Illinois.

Worcester State University will name its civic engagement center after alumnus and longtime state representative John J. Binienda, who died last month, the school announced.

The man who helped bring JetBlue to Worcester will be stepping down in February, the company announced on Thursday.

Worcester officials have begun the process of finding a developer for the former Worcester County courthouse after issuing a “request for interest” (RFI) for the long-vacant Lincoln Square building.

The Worcester-based Institute for Environmental Sustainability (IES) has been awarded a $125,000 grant to help establish an incubator in downtown Worcester, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) announced Wednesday.

IC Federal Credit Union will expand into Worcester before the end of the year, the Fitchburg-based financial institution announced.

Assumption College of Worcester has maintained its “A-minus” credit rating from Standard & Poor's after an assessment of the school's finances, which includes a record endowment fund balance, the school announced.