Greater Worcester

Worcester-based Fallon Health announced it is sponsoring a geriatric medicine training program to train resident physicians at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

The ice rink and recreational center under construction in Worcester's Canal District will be named for Leominster-based Fidelity Bank.

Binh An International Market, a grocery store on Green Street in Worcester, allegedly sold meat, poultry and egg products that had not gone through a health inspection, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston said Tuesday.

The market for MetroWest office, industrial and manufacturing space remained strong in the second quarter, according to a new report.

Worcester is the 43rd most educated city in the country, based on how many adults have college degrees and the quality of the city's school system.

The Pleasant Valley Crossing shopping center in Sutton has expanded by nearly four acres with the purchase of adjacent soccer fields.

Golden Pizza, a chain with locations in Worcester, Shrewsbury and Auburn, has agreed to pay $584,000 in back wages and damages for 73 employees for failing to comply with overtime regulations.

A Suffolk Superior Court judge this week ruled in favor of Total Wine & More in a case surrounding the issue of liquor pricing.

Two Worcester businesses this month received federal small business loans in order to invest in real estate, according to announcements from the Worcester Business Development Corp. and U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA).

Still in her first month on the job, new Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Rosalin Acosta made Worcester her first stop Wednesday among dozens of YouthWorks programs statewide.