Greater Worcester

The National Institutes of Health have awarded $1.1 million to a Worcester Polytechnic Institute-led research project aimed at reducing racial bias in care for premature infants. 

The Worcester Business Journal will host its annual Diversity and Inclusion Forum on Thursday at Worcester’s DCU Center.

Voters will not be asked next year whether Massachusetts should revive local-option rent control after organizers working on a 2024 ballot question suspended their campaign.

A separately-owned Venture X franchise is slated to open in the Mercantile Center in Worcester in the coming months. Gagne talked about why coworking is gaining momentum in Central Massachusetts and beyond in an interview in October.

People are on the move at UMass Memorial Health, Milford Regional Medical Center, and Mirick O'Connell.

Amid a tight labor market, industries must be innovative to keep operations moving.

Companies must expand their networks & standardize processes to meet diversity, equity, and inclusion targets.

After a ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana was approved by Massachusetts voters in the 2012 election, finding a bank that was willing to provide services to a cannabis business was a bit like trying to buy marijuana before it was legal.

Rising costs on everything from construction loans to building materials are slowing some projects and delaying the start of others.

UMass Memorial Medical Center, the largest hospital in Central Massachusetts with three campuses in Worcester, has been without its permanent leader since July.