Greater Worcester

Boston-based First Wind announced a 25-year agreement to provide wind-generated power, at cost, to 17 Massachusetts towns, including eight in Central Massachusetts.

Moody's Investor Service has downgraded UMass Memorial Health Care's credit rating in light of deteriorating operating performance and a host of other factors over several years, according to the credit rating agency.

A new report sponsored by biotechnology industry groups and conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers says Worcester's long manufacturing history and affordable cost of living help position the city as a manufacturing center for biopharmaceutical products, avoiding the need to send that work elsewhere.

Former Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray's once robust campaign account has been spent down to just $34,620 after the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce's top executive shelled out nearly $200,000 over the past three months in penalties and legal fees.

The South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC), which has operations in Worcester, is one of seven organizations to receive money from the Patrick administration to help train and find jobs for some of the city's homeless.

Approximately 40 employees of UMass Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC) have been laid off, and more job cuts...

A researcher said AbbVie's experimental drug for leukemia strongly reduced signs of the disease in 84 percent of patients.

Overnight delivery by air may be quick, but the majority of U.S. goods will likely be shipped by ground — by rail and road — for the foreseeable future, industry experts say.

O'Brien may use tortured syntax when he speaks in public. But his recent announcement that he will...

Business and educational leaders in and around Worcester hope the city's new manager and economic development chief will continue the work begun by their predecessors, both of whom will be leaving City Hall within the next two months.