Greater Worcester

A week after pleading guilty to more than a dozen counts of fraud and larceny, the owner of a medical transportation company in Webster has been sentenced to a year and a half in jail and ordered to pay full restitution.for defrauding MassHealth.

Central Massachusetts saw healthy job gains last month among the commonwealth's overall gain of nearly 14,000 jobs in July, data from the Patrick administration revealed Tuesday.

Fresh off a strong quarter, Hanover Insurance Group of Worcester declared a quarterly stock dividend of 37 cents per share to stockholders of record as of the market close on Sept. 12.

Bay State Investment Fund LLC of Worcester has purchased the former Salty Dog building at 1 Kelley Sq. for $1 million, the company said.

July home sales in Worcester dropped at a slightly lower rate than the rest of the Bay State, although the median price was slightly higher, according to Re/Max of New England.

Widow of ex-Norton employee claims once widely-used substance led to her illness.

“Trey” Cassidy is back in the state where he grew up, this time as the new leader...

<i>This year, the Worcester Business Journal marks its 25th anniversary. In each print and online edition, we will highlight a major event in the Central Massachusetts business community between 1990 and 2014, and explore how that event impacts today's business scene. Later this year, on Oct. 13, we'll publish a special 25th Anniversary commemorative edition and look at the region's companies and business leaders who have made a difference over the last quarter-century. We'll also look ahead to what the coming years could bring.</i>

The Massachusetts Health Connector Wednesday announced 15 organizations across the commonwealth, including one in Worcester, will receive grants totaling close to $1.5 million and serve as “navigators”: community-based experts that will help consumers sign up for health care during the upcoming fall enrollment period.

An abandoned factory building in Worcester will be converted into 94 apartments as a result of $17 million in loans to the developer, the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency announced Friday.