Greater Worcester

An international team of universities, led by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), finished in first and fourth place in two juried categories for its solar home design, branded the Solatrium.

Worcester Academy has received $20.3 million in tax-exempt bonds from MassDevelopment to be used for renovations and restorations.

The state's transportation department announced that is has completed the acquisition of the Worcester/Framingham Commuter Rail lines from CSX Corp., giving passenger travel priority over freight and the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Rail (MBCR) control of dispatching.

The VNA Care Network of Worcester has landed a $14,000 grant from The Tufts Health Foundation for a program that helps prevent senior citizens from falling.

The chief of staff for U.S. Rep. James McGovern will become the top liaison to government for UMass Memorial Health Care, the Worcester-based health care system announced Monday.

Worcester is home to $4.4 billion worth of tax-exempt property, according to a new report by the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, unveiled today.

A group of Worcester restaurants is participating in the semiannual Worcester Restaurant Week beginning this week, offering three-course meals at a fixed price of $23.13, the Worcester Executive Office of Economic Development said.

The EcoTarium in Worcester announced it will use a $244,290 grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF) to connect to the electrical grid, reducing reliance on its aging power plant.

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.