Greater Worcester

Central Massachusetts professionals are getting hired and promoted at Workers Credit Union, Spectrum Health Systems, Fidelity Bank, and Fallon Health

Developers and business owners expect that growth to continue, saying new businesses and even more residents will soon make the area home, creating the next chapter in the long history of the Canal District.

The Central Massachusetts housing market will see little immediate impact on prices or number of sales in the wake of a national $418-million settlement.

The Senate on Thursday passed a "compromise" version of legislation affecting debt collection practices in Massachusetts, and according to its sponsor, the bill has a shot at final passage thanks to industry representatives collaborating on the rewrite.

Years after public transit advocates launched a campaign to roll out a widespread low-income fare at the T, the agency's board of directors stamped its approval on a formal plan that will provide an option to riders who earn less than their peers but do not qualify for one of the more narrowly-tailored existing programs.

State public health officials intend to award $10 million in grants for maternal and reproductive health care initiatives, as the Healey administration looks to combat the worsening rate of severe maternal morbidity that's disproportionately impacting people of color.

Stores on Worcester’s Pleasant Street stores may soon offer an elevated shopping experience as the Pleasant Street Transformative Development Initiative Partnership has been awarded $125,000 to sponsor storefront beautification efforts in the neighborhood’s commercial district.

Guidelight Health, a new behavioral health treatment center, will be accepting patients at its very first location on Lincoln Street in Worcester come May 1. 

Clark University in Worcester is launching a new masters of fine arts program in visual arts that will provide artists with the opportunity to showcase their work at one of the state’s most prominent museums. 

Steward, a for-profit, private equity-backed system that operates several hospitals in Massachusetts, has become one of the biggest boogeymen for policymakers since its financial woes burst into public view in January.