Greater Worcester

Business confidence in Massachusetts hit a two-year high in October, but in Central Massachusetts, confidence fell deeper into pessimistic territory.

The project is seeking to create 600 new jobs and increase exports to the United States by $400,000 by the end of 2026.

The Salvation Army is planning on opening a 14,000-square-foot retail store in Leicester.

When 21-year-old College of the Holy Cross student Thomas “TJ” Haigh first developed his idea for Trivflic, his goal was to connect others and build a community through the fun of trivia games.

Employees at companies including Cornerstone Bank, ERA Key Realty Services, and Flexcon Holdings Trust are advancing in their careers.

The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester increased its full-tuition grants to students whose families make $100,000 a year or less.

Four and a half years after the COVID-19 pandemic altered the configuration of the U.S. workforce, Central Massachusetts employers are still navigating the reverberations of a landscape that changed overnight.

"This case presents important and undecided questions concerning the removal of a commissioner from an independent agency of the Commonwealth. It presents a number of issues of first impression, as the enabling statute of the Commission has never been construed by this Court," lawyers for O'Brien wrote in their new filing.

Lifeward, a Marlborough-based mobility device manufacturer, has expanded its board of directors, naming Robert Marshall as its newest member.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a nearly $1-million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to finance fellowships for graduate students studying to become researchers and educators in cell and molecular biology.