Greater Worcester

Trying to keep pace with industry-driven technological advancements, regulators at the Mass. Gaming Commission got a briefing Thursday on a handful of high tech initiatives underway with the goal of bolstering responsible gambling efforts.

Some of the largest and most prominent Central Massachusetts apartment communities are managed by firms accused by the federal government of participating in a rent-fixing scheme.

A professional recording studio, which has done work with major Hollywood stars and productions, is establishing its headquarters in Millbury.

Worcester nonprofit Edward Street has promoted employee Kim Davenport to the child care advocate’s leading role of CEO, effective Monday. 

As mental health disorders continue to be a mounting issue both state and nationwide, a new research company working to advance clinical trials for behavioral health indications has opened its doors in Worcester.

Gov. Maura Healey signed a law Wednesday that bans the sale of puppies and kittens under eight weeks old, as well as the roadside sale of animals, her office said. 

This increase in funding is the first year-over-year increase since the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a decision with massive implications for the state's effort to build more housing, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the zoning reform law does not run afoul of the state Constitution.

The bill intends to protect Massachusetts from another crisis like the Steward Health Care bankruptcy saga, which led to the closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer.

The largest driver: immigration, estimated at 90,217 incoming immigrants between 2023 and 2024.