Greater Worcester

Clark University in Worcester officially opened a downtown space for its Small Business Development Center on Thursday.

CVS Pharmacy has begun offering same-day birth control consultation and prescriptions in Massachusetts, as part of an effort to provide lower-cost, easier-to-access reproductive health services.

There’s a new chef in town, as SONOMA Restaurant has named Michael Chandler as the new executive chef of the restaurant in Worcester’s Beechwood Hotel.

The retailer formerly known as Lumber Liquidators has found a buyer for its assets, a move that should allow one of its three Central Massachusetts locations to remain open. 

Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg appointed current CCC Commissioner Bruce Stebbins as acting chair of the agency on Tuesday.

Worcester-based Seven Hills Foundation & Affiliates has hired two new executives into its C-suite, helping lead Central Massachusetts’ largest human services nonprofit.

In congruence with the statewide average, the price of gasoline in Worcester County decreased since Aug. 10.

Despite a late effort by Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) to stop what he described as a weak piece of legislation, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 306-81 to pass the BIOSECURE Act.

Ohio-based Big Lots has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Treasurer Deborah Goldberg fired Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O'Brien on Monday, her office confirmed, a removal that seems likely to kick the yearlong drama back into the courts.