Greater Worcester

Earlier this year, the Worcester Business Development Corp. hung a large banner on the wall of the...

The Massachusetts Port Authority has approved a 26-percent increase in spending for Worcester Regional Airport as it prepares to restart commercial passenger service later this year.

Four nonprofit organizations in Worcester have received nearly $500,000 in cultural capital grants, part of a $5.2-million package from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund, according to the office of State Sen. Harriette Chandler.

The Holden Area Chamber of Commerce is hoping to attract new member businesses from neighboring towns through a name change its board of directors approved last week.

Just weeks into his new job as executive director of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, former Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray is calling out the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for mandating costly upgrades to a Millbury treatment plant that cleans and releases Worcester's sewage.

The Beechwood Hotel in Worcester has become the third in Massachusetts to join the Worldhotels portfolio of affiliated, upscale and independent hotels.

In announcing a “substantial completion” of its $100-million rail yard project, CSX Corp. has followed through with its commitment to contribute to a neighborhood improvement fund, giving Worcester $5 million, according to City Manager Michael O'Brien.

The Worcester Youth Center is one of six Bay State agencies to win grants for clean energy job training initiatives, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) announced.

Worcester is one of six cities and towns to benefit from the release of $9.3 million in state affordable housing loans, with the planned Voke Loft apartments across from Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Gateway Park selected to receive $2 million for construction.

After announcing in March it would reorganize, the Colleges of Worcester Consortium (COWC) has hired Jeanine B. Went to serve as its executive director.