Greater Worcester

While the Legislature voted in October to restore millions of dollars that Gov. Maura Healey vetoed, leaders of four organizations say the funds have yet to start flowing or be committed through contracts with the state.

The calendar flipped to 2024 on Monday, but Massachusetts still has not gotten any power from the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm, the second time the project has failed to meet the "first power" target set by top officials.

Tighe & Bond is expanding its reach by acquiring Cape Cod-based Coastal Engineering.

Construction costs have escalated so quickly over the last two fiscal years that the purchasing power of the state's capital investment plan has been "significantly eroded," a panel of state finance experts said this month.

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.