Greater Worcester

The chief executive of Worcester incubator Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives is on the verge of realizing his longtime vision for the city.

The Worcester city administration is working to relocate a Shrewsbury truck transfer station closer to the CSX rail yard to cut down on the number of trucks passing through residential city streets.

In spending $32 million to increase airlines' ability to land reliably, state and Worcester officials see the airport becoming a regional transportation hub.

Two years after it was formed, Central Massachusetts' tourism marketing agency is struggling for financial support from 34 of its 35 towns.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute will open a 6,400-square-foot space this fall for students and faculty to conduct research projects in Boston's Fort Point neighborhood.

River Styx Brewing opened a taproom and brewery last weekend at 166 Boulder Drive in downtown Fitchburg.

A 77-room Holiday Inn Express opened last month on Route 20, and as soon as September, work will begin on a new building with 28 hotel rooms at the Publick House.

An 84-unit apartment development was approved Wednesday for the downtown Worcester site.

The Hanover Insurance Group will cut about 160 jobs, half of them in Worcester, as part of the company's strategy to save and reinvest money.

A second POW! WOW! Worcester art festival starting at the end of the month will add at least 29 more murals throughout the city, the group said Tuesday.