Greater Worcester

Between 2021 and 2023, the number of Massachusetts residents living in food insecure households increased by close to 50 percent, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The majority owners of Charlton-based Tree House Brewing have responded to a November lawsuit filed by an individual with a minority stake in the company, claiming the passive investor has been well compensated for his initial $10,000 investment and denying allegations of wrongdoing made in his lawsuit. 

As 2023 comes to a close, it’s time to look back at some of the major business stories that impacted key industries.

UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester is reinstating its caregiver mask mandate for at least one month amid increasing rates of respiratory illness across Massachusetts.

The average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline on Thursday in Worcester sits at $3.19, lower than the statewide average of $3.23 and lower than this time last year, where the price in Worcester stood at $3.37.

A leading credit evaluation agency shared some of its view of Massachusetts's financial picture this week as it blessed early 2024 bond sales with its second-highest rating.

A judge late last week cleared the way for Treasurer Deborah Goldberg to hold a hearing on the potential termination of Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O'Brien, but the scheduling of that meeting is now tied to an open investigation that O'Brien thinks was "going well for her" when the treasurer's team started downplaying its significance.

Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester are studying the role school nurses play in helping with daily medication adherence among children with asthma.

The total number of unemployed workers in the Greater Worcester metropolitan area rose slightly in November.

More than six months after auditors discovered the Baker administration mistakenly used federal funds to pay jobless benefits during the COVID-19 emergency instead of the state's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, there's still no clarity on whether Massachusetts will need to repay that money or how.