Greater Worcester

Verizon Wireless has enhanced its 4G LTE network in Shrewsbury, the latest announcement in a larger effort to expand the service throughout New England.

With each generation, the average life expectancy increased thanks to advances in medical technology, but a new study released by the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) shows Americans can look forward to more healthy years, too.

Roberta Schaefer, who helped found the Worcester Regional Research Bureau nearly 30 years ago, and its president and CEO, will retire around the end of the year, the organization announced today.

A workshop designed to help family businesses leverage the latest technology to support growth will take placed Tuesday, Sept. 17 at the Beechwood Hotel in Worcester.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute has won a five-year, $3 million federal grant toward development of a minimally invasive, robotic surgical approach to treating brain tumors, the school announced.

Quality Beverage of Taunton said it has completed its acquisition of beverage distributor Consolidated Beverages, based in Auburn. Quality will now operate two divisions, in Taunton and Auburn.

Ballard Mack Sales and Services of Worcester has been named a regional distributor for a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of parts for commercial trucks and school buses.

Saint Vincent Hospital and Unum in Worcester, as well as Saint-Gobain's operations in Devens, have been selected as Central Massachusetts finalists in MassEcon's 2013 Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards.

With its purchase by Tenet Healthcare Corp. pending, Vanguard Health Systems, the parent company of Saint Vincent Hospital and MetroWest Medical Center, reported a slight drop in net income for its recently completed fourth quarter, but a jump for the fiscal year.