Greater Worcester

Healey signed the tax relief into law on Oct. 4, less than a year after voters approved a new income surtax -- which Healey and legislative Democrats supported -- on high earners designed to generate more revenue for transportation and education investments.

"I think one way the commission can be helpful is to help us promote that tax credit because it's only been on the books for ... really a couple of fiscal years. I don't think people are aware of it as perhaps they can be," Cutler told the Legislative and Budget Subcommittee of the Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

An executive with ties to Worcester is set to become the first woman to lead one of the country’s largest airlines.

A 38,676-square-foot mixed-use building has been sold to a corporation linked to the owner of a Shrewsbury transportation company for $4.3 million.

WuXi Biologics plans to increase its manufacturing capacity in Worcester by 50%. 

The beer, a pilsner with an 4.4% ABV called Grass Fed, will exclusively be available at Fix locations.

The Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index rose slightly from 49.6 to 50 in December, indicating local companies have mixed views regarding prospective business conditions as they head into the new year.

Heeding Gov. Maura Healey's calls for the Bay State to better compete for federal dollars, legislators are moving ahead with one of the governor's plans to attract more funds from the feds into the state.

Bringing the flavors he grew up on to the people of Central Massachusetts gives Perez energy for the long hours of being a self-employed restaurant owner and chef.

People are on the move at UMass Memorial Medical Group, MutualOne Bank, and Boston BioProducts.