Greater Worcester

The Mass. Gaming Commission is beginning to survey where the dividing line is between daily fantasy sports and sports betting, its interim executive director said Tuesday, echoing steps taken in other states as legal betting changes the landscape for gaming regulators.

Multiscale Systems of Worcester has received three awards totaling $650,000 to advance its research into hybrid manufacturing.

In her most significant legislative action since taking office in January, Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday signed into law her first annual state budget.

Worcester-based Cornerstone Bank broke ground on its 11th location, its first in Shrewsbury, on July 31.

Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health has awarded $1.2 million in grants to Central Massachusetts nonprofits focused on health outcomes. 

The Massachusetts Port Authority will begin the second phase of a $12.5-million rehabilitation project on one of Worcester Regional Airport’s two runways on August 21, with work expected to be complete in early November.

Gov. Maura Healey, whose administration has released some public records and withheld many others, signaled Thursday that she is not too happy about getting mixed reviews for transparency.

Most states have already reported their year-end tax collections for the budget year that ended June 30, but Massachusetts is not among them and the delay here has now stretched longer than any point in at least 20 years.

Gov. Maura Healey has declared a state of emergency around the situation in Massachusetts' shelter system, as a rapidly rising uptick of immigrants has strained state resources.

Worcester’s UMass Memorial Medical Center has been ranked as the fourth best hospital in Massachusetts by the U.S. News and World Report.