Greater Worcester

State regulators have assessed a $6,900 penalty against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. for violating hazardous waste regulations at its Worcester coating facility.

Today marked the passing of an era in Worcester, as the Higgins Armory Museum closed its doors for the final time after 82 years of operation.

Bob's Discount Furniture, which has nearly 50 retail stores throughout the Northeast, including three in Central Massachusetts, is being sold to Bain Capital, the retailer announced today.

Fallon Community Health Plan (FCHP) has distributed grants to eight organizations in Massachusetts to assist those programs focusing on four areas or assistance.

Unemployment in Central Massachusetts fell significantly over the past month but is still higher than at this point last year.

Global integrated technology company Siemens, which has operations in Worcester, will supply wind turbines for the planned offshore wind farm off the coast of Cape Cod, known as Cape Wind, according to both companies.

A new report on the compensation of chief executives at large public charities in Massachusetts describes payment arrangements as “complex,” with compensation of CEOs at 25 of the state's biggest non-profits ranging from $487,000 to $8.8 million over a three-year period: 2009 to 2011.

Eight public high schools in Central Massachusetts received a combined $685,000 to purchase life sciences training equipment and supplies, the Patrick administration and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) announced today.

UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC) has signed a letter of intent to sell Wing Memorial Hospital and Medical Centers in Palmer to Springfield-based Baystate Health for an undisclosed sum, UMass Memorial said.

The City Council unanimously approved tax breaks Tuesday for a $38 million project to build two Downtown area hotels -- a Renaissance by Marriott at CitySquare and a Hampton Inn at Gateway Park.