Greater Worcester

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. 

As executive director of the Cannabis Control Commission, Shawn Collins is in the driver's seat of a...

Branded Realty Group of Worcester, helmed by real estate developer and franchise owner Robert Branca, purchased two more Dunkin' retail properties for a combined $4.4 million.

Adult-use marijuana gross sales have crested $5 billion at Massachusetts establishments. Sales passed the milestone on Aug. 31.

Moments after his pitch to revive rent control in November 2024 cleared a key procedural hurdle, Rep. Mike Connolly told an elevator crammed with reporters Wednesday that he was "incredibly grateful" to Attorney General Andrea Campbell for certifying the potential ballot question he had filed alongside local officials, tenant advocates and renters.

State tax collectors raked in $2.429 billion in August, a 6.6 percent drop from last August that leaves the state short of both its monthly and year-to-date expectations.