Greater Worcester

Weather-related disruptions put a dent in earnings for CSX Corp. in the first quarter, bringing net income down to $398 million, compared to $462 million in 2013, the freight carrier announced.

Three Central Massachusetts nonprofit charities are among 70 throughout the eastern United States that have been awarded more than $400,000 by the charitable arm of BJ's Wholesale Clubs.

The UMass ALS Champion Fund has been renamed in honor of former governor Paul Cellucci, U Mass Medical School Chancellor Michael F. Collins announced Thursday.

Quinsigamond Community College broke ground today on a $23 million, 30,000-square-foot engineering and technology building.

The Worcester-based Reliant Medical Group Foundation has awarded $70,000 in its latest round of community grants to Central Massachusetts organizations in support of curbing childhood obesity and increasing access to health care.

The University of Massachusetts system has added 23 new online degree and certificate programs to meet increasing demand for online education, according to Shrewsbury-based UMassOnline, the system's Internet learning consortium.

The DCU Center has entered into an exclusive, multiyear coffee partnership with Plainville-Based Honey Dew Donuts.

With the costs of college climbing, Worcester Polytechnic Institute students may be making a worthwhile investment before they graduate, according to a ranking by PayScale.com.

A Worcester group focused on innovation will co-host a forum Thursday night that will address how the intersection of arts and the STEM disciplines – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – can enhance creative innovation.

Two Central Massachusetts community health organizations are among five statewide that will share in $178,000 from the charitable arm of the CVS pharmacy chain aimed at supporting community health and expanding access to quality health care nationwide.