Greater Worcester

Doctors are finding cancers earlier and developing more effective ways to treat them.

Phillips Precision supplies precision machined parts and assemblies for its customers across multiple industries, including food and beverage and electronics.

A financial services company has leased 1,480 square feet of office space in Worcester.

Worcester law firm Murray & Murray has purchased an office on Pleasant Street, according to the sale's broker.

Avatar Computing, a technology solutions provider with a focus on military clients, has leased an office on Millbrook Street in Worcester.

A Worcester energy services company will join forces with a Maine-based mapping services provider to integrate their specialties, according to an announcement from earlier this week.

A Worcester housing services, adult foster care, and employment assistance company is adding a second location, the company confirmed Friday.

University of Massachusetts students will be hit with at least a "slight" tuition and fee increase in the coming school year, UMass President Marty Meehan said Wednesday, but tuition and fees will not be set until July when officials hope to have a better handle on their budget picture.

The Worcester Redevelopment Authority has started the process of terminating a lease for Lava Lounge and Night Club, a Union Station tenant previously subject to a number of citations for overcrowding and not adhering to liquor laws.

UMass Memorial Health Care will convert roughly half of its psychiatric beds for medical/surgical use after it received approval from the state public health council on Wednesday for a $30-million renovation plan.