Greater Worcester

Lawmakers have given no indication they are any closer to compromise on the tax relief they promised more than a year ago, and they continue to be buffeted by competing affordability crosswinds.

After adjusting its plans to regulators’ concerns, UMass Memorial Health intends to go forward with its plan to close the inpatient maternity unit at HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital in Leominster.

An affiliate of Imaginate Your Space, a designer and manufacturer specializing in upgrading school lunchrooms and other non-classroom areas, purchased a former auto body center in the Quinsigamond Village section of Worcester for $1.4 million.

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester has partnered with the Worcester Regional Food Hub to offer a selection of locally sourced foods at one of its dining halls.

The Worcester City Council may soon move to decertify a portion of the $1.4-million property tax break given to The Unum Group.

The Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index continued to show optimism among employers in August, though it fell behind optimism statewide.

Diane Hunt's voice broke as she read the name of her deceased son during a memorial ceremony on the State House steps early Monday morning marking the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.

The Worcester incubator received a $375,000 grant from one of its successful graduate companies toward MBI’s $6-million goal to build out a biomanufacturing center.

Massachusetts could secure up to $17 billion in federal infrastructure spending through three federal laws set to deploy a total $751 billion across the country, but only if it puts more of its own money on the line, according to a new report.

Spectrum Health Systems has purchased a new property in Worcester, months after the mental health and substance use treatment provider outlined plans to move its headquarters from Worcester to Westborough.