Greater Worcester

Walker Magnetics Group of Worcester has been acquired by a Pennsylvania-based private equity firm after Walker management actively sought a buyer to help strengthen the company and improve business processes, the two firms announced today.

Registered nurses who work at the three Worcester campuses of UMass Memorial Medical Center have overwhelmingly authorized a one-day strike to protest what they say are deteriorating patient conditions.

The Reliant Medical Group Foundation, which is the charitable arm of the Worcester-based physician group, announced it has donated nearly $58,000 to 12 Central Massachusetts nonprofits.

In the latest move in a long-standing battle between UMass Memorial Medical Center and its nurses, the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) said the nurses' union has scheduled a strike vote for Thursday.

Worcester officials heard a resounding disapproval of putting a slots parlor in what was intended to be a chance for the public to share their ideas last night for what should go into a host community agreement with gaming developers.

The Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP) is offering a workshop for small to mid-size companies pursuing International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification.

Hebert Candies, which has been under new ownership since last year, plans to relocate 18 full-time employees to its candy mansion headquarters in Shrewsbury.

The former Ethan Allen Showroom at 619 Southbridge Street in Auburn has been sold and will be redeveloped for new retail tenants, according to the broker, Glickman Kovago & Co.

When Dr. William Muller works with patients at Tri-River Family Health Center in Uxbridge today, he can do things that would have been impossible not long ago.

Sheila Shechtman, who has operated a gourmet food and gift basket company in the Hartford, Conn., area...