Greater Worcester

Worcester-based developer Civico has proposed a plan to convert an industrial building into mixed-income apartments at 98 Beacon St. in Worcester.

The Worcester Regional Transit Authority zero-fare bus program will continue at least until June of 2024. 

More than three-quarters of Massachusetts residents support boosting funding for the state's 15 regional transit authorities, which provide local bus and paratransit services beyond the reach of the MBTA.

Spheric Bio, a Cambridge company developing a 3D heart implant to help prevent strokes, was awarded $50,000 for winning the M2D2 Challenge, a partnership between UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Lowell.

With consumers experiencing higher health care outlays and some putting off care because of it, a state commission on Wednesday stuck with the annual state health care cost growth benchmark, which is a target rather than a binding cap on price or spending escalation.

Beacon Hill is headed into the thick of budget season buoyed not only by consistently better-than-expected tax revenues, but also by a long-sought upgrade to the state's bond rating.

Single family home sales in the City of Worcester dropped 36% in the first quarter of 2023 compared to last year. Sales dropped 53% in March compared to the previous year, according to Peabody research firm, The Warren Group.

The City of Worcester is seeking an executive search firm to find the person who will become chief equity officer in the new executive office of diversity, equity and inclusion.

The average price of a gallon of gas in Greater Worcester rose five cents per gallon this week after a seven cent increase the previous week.

A corner retail property at 169 Shrewsbury St. in Worcester was sold at the end of March for $975,000.