Greater Worcester

Two Central Massachusetts accounting firms – one based in Worcester and the other in Leominster - have agreed to merge, according to one of the two parties.

American Medical Response (AMR), which serves 40 states, has reached an agreement with Fallon Health to accept insurance from its customers, opening the door for AMR's return to the Worcester market, it said.

State public health officials on Friday announced 11 approved medical marijuana dispensaries – including two in Central Massachusetts - will move to the inspectional phase after completing a verification level that included background checks.

UMass Memorial Medical Center is one of the 15 highest-rated hospitals in the United States for patients who need heart surgery, according to Consumer Reports' inaugural ratings of heart-surgery hospitals.

World Energy Solutions, a Worcester energy management service firm, announced Peter Londa was appointed Monday as chairman of its board of directors.

A Peabody-based professional consulting firm plans to open an office in downtown Worcester in September.

Unemployment rates in Central Massachusetts improved again in May and are down dramatically from May of last year, the Patrick administration said Tuesday.

Mass Web Printing's facility in Auburn will close July 3 as part of the company's sale, resulting in the loss of up to 33 jobs.

Foreign companies now employ nine percent of Greater Worcester's workforce, the third highest among the top 100 US metropolitan areas, according to a study.

To Nate Smith, the reasons for locating a business in the South Worcester Industrial Park are many...