Greater Worcester

These private donations may soon become significantly more important as the federal government is weighing funding cuts to health research.

In response to the President Donald Trump Administration’s threat to potentially cut off federal funding, UMass Chan Medical School is assembling a committee to navigate the rapidly changing and uncertain DEI landscape of higher education.

StartUp Week Worcester will kick off on April 8.

The development firm behind a 845,000-square-foot UPS distribution center has bought the property for $25 million.

The Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index sank nearly 10 points from 57.2 in January to 47.9 in February.

Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday her administration will continue to withhold state funding from cities and towns that fail to comply with a controversial -- but constitutional -- zoning reform law, describing the latest challenges to the measure as "without legal merit."

WuXi has disputed an early WBJ report saying construction at the Worcester site has stopped, although the company declined to provide specifics or give an updated timeline.

Eight months after long-time Anna Maria College President Mary Lou Retelle announced she would retire at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, Sean Ryan has been named as her successor and the 12th leader of the Paxton school.

A federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction Wednesday that temporarily blocks the Trump administration from slashing federal health and research dollars, Attorney General Andrea Campbell's office announced.

Property owners impacted by the federal government’s sudden termination of seven Central Massachusetts leases for facilities used by federal agencies likely have few options for recourse, according to a local real estate attorney.