Greater Worcester

On what was once a wind-swept empty field, University of Massachusetts officials and a host of political dignitaries introduced the new $400 million Albert Sherman Center to a gathering of about 500 Wednesday afternoon inside the newest building on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester.

Quinsigamond Community College's board of trustees unanimously voted to expand to downtown Worcester at its Wednesday meeting. The school will lease 72,409 square feet of office, lab and classroom space in the former Telegram & Gazette building at 20 Franklin St.

St. Mary's Credit Union of Marlborough has appointed James “Jim” C. Garvey, a former executive with Worcester-based Flagship Bank and Trust, as its new president and CEO, the credit union announced Tuesday.

A chain of for-profit sleep clinics has closed all its locations, including two in Worcester and Framingham, after 15 years in business.

Dr. Armin Ernst, an executive with Steward Health Care, will become president and CEO of Reliant Medical Group, succeeding the retiring Jack Dutzar, the Worcester-based medical provider announced today.

CSX Transportation, which is expanding its intermodal terminal in Worcester, said it has opened New England's first double-stack cleared intermodal route.

State regulators found evidence that Lt. Gov. Tim Murray and his campaign committee did not comply with campaign finance laws and referred the matter last September to Att. Gen. Martha Coakley's office.

Reliant Medical Group is significantly expanding its pharmacy operations in the coming weeks, when it will open 10 pharmacies at several locations throughout Central Massachusetts.

The Worcester Sharks will have signed on for three more seasons on the ice at the DCU Center, the team and city officials announced today.

The DCU Center in Worcester today launched its $23-million renovation and expansion project with a ceremonial column...