Greater Worcester

Auburn-based contractor and water utility manager R.H. White Companies promoted Thomas White to president and Jeffrey Towle to chief operating officer, both reporting to CEO James McCarthy, who since 2019 served as president and CEO.

Greater Worcester gasoline prices decreased 4 cents per gallon over the past week. Though at $3.43, it is 4 cents higher than last month's average of $3.39 per gallon.

Worcester-based Studio Jade opened a second office in Gainesville, Florida, positioning itself for a possible change in cannabis laws in that state.

Some state lawmakers are looking to change how heavily a resident's ZIP code weighs in determining the cost of their auto insurance, claiming that people of color in low-income and urban areas pay higher rates.

Leaders from five cities joined Lt. Gov Kim Driscoll Monday to sign a compact committing themselves to increasing the number of minority-owned and women-owned firms in private real estate development.

The business confidence index ticked lower for the second month in a row among businesses in Central Massachusetts, falling 1.4 points to a score of 50.3, nearing pessimistic territory on the region’s economy.

The CEO and chief operating officer of Girls Inc. of Worcester have been placed on administrative leave amid the suspension of all programming at the nonprofit, the organization announced Friday.

Competitive electric suppliers that purport to offer cheaper rates while in reality costing Massachusetts residents hundreds of dollars each year could be thwarted by Attorney General Andrea Campbell and lawmakers this session.

A public health standards bill that died on the last governor's desk is back before the Legislature, and supporters are more hopeful since there's a new occupant in the corner office.

The Worcester School Committee filed a petition on Friday for the appointment of a mediator from the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations to help reach a contract settlement between the school committee and the teachers’ union for the Worcester Public Schools, the Educational Association of Worcester.