Greater Worcester

Tufts Medical Center and Vanguard Health Systems New England, the parent of Saint Vincent Hospital and MetroWest Medical Center, have signed an affiliation agreement to enhance and expand cardiovascular services to patients in Central and Eastern Massachusetts, according to a statement from Tufts.

Worcester-based Mass Megawatts Wind Power is entering the $12 billion U.S. solar power market, announcing the development of a new solar-tracking technology that it says will increase solar energy production 30 percent.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has selected a Utah State University professor and internationally recognized leader in biotechnology education, research and workforce development programs to lead WPI's Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center (BETC), the university announced today.

Boston-based Bristol Recording and Voice Studios announced the opening of a Worcester location.

United Way of Central Massachusetts has awarded nearly $2.9 million to Greater Worcester agencies that operate 50 programs, including those in education, health and family stability, the Worcester-based nonprofit organization announced.

The Venture Forum (TVF), a Worcester-based organization that supports technology and life sciences entrepreneurs, is accepting business plan entries for its 2013 Business Plan Contest (BPC) this fall.

Spectrum Health Systems, Inc. of Worcester has received a grant of close to $50,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to implement and upgrade an electronic health records (EHR) system for one of its programs.

Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have discovered a naturally occurring chromosome “off switch” that can be rerouted to neutralize the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, the school announced Wednesday.

The City of Worcester is one of 11 New England locations that have been awarded federal funding to clean up and redevelop contaminated brownfield sites.

United Way of Central Massachusetts has named St. Vincent Hospital President and CEO Erik G. Wexler and...