Greater Worcester

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.

As Massachusetts feels the lasting effects of postponed health care during the COVID pandemic, a new report shows members of the government MassHealth plans spent the highest percentage of their total healthcare spending on both behavioral health services and primary care visits compared to other commercial and government insurance plans.

In an effort to help combat mounting concerns regarding manufacturing facility fire and explosion risks and close the gap between the manufacturing industry and academia, Worcester Polytechnic Institute has introduced the nation’s first master’s degree program in explosion protection engineering.