Greater Worcester

The $26.5 million in awards is over 10 times the amount granted in the fiscal year 2024.

Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday announced a $2.45 billion spending bill to close the state's books for fiscal year 2025, packing it with a number of outside sections related to federal policy and spending concerns. 

Inc. magazine’s 2025 list of the fastest-growing companies includes 17 Central Massachusetts businesses, with a Worcester-based company leading the local pack with its first-ever appearance on the list.

Last call on the MBTA is about to get a little later.

The Women’s Executive Academy is a joint effort by Nichols College and Worcester Business Journal designed to help female professionals achieve their career goals, with a particular focus on reaching executive positions, such as CEO, president, and executive director.

Both will serve two-year terms for the advocacy group supporting mental health and addiction services throughout the commonwealth. 

Health officials are rolling out regulations to implement a 2024 law legalizing the use of certified medication aides in long-term care facilities, rules that supporters say will help address severe staffing shortages but that nurses are still wary could put patients at risk.

Norton’s use of personal guaranties for business dealings potentially throws the future of key Downtown Worcester properties into question. 

DPH and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched a joint, unannounced investigation into Saint Vincent in January.

Amid months of hand-wringing about the state's financial footing, Massachusetts ended the most recent budget cycle with tax collections that just about matched the official forecast for modest growth.