Greater Worcester

The MBTA will not add stops in Framingham and Ashland to its evening express train from Boston to Worcester, after community members and local officials said they were opposed to the idea.

Healthcare provider Century Homecare announced Wednesday it has promoted its co-founder and chief clinical officer to CEO, as the previous CEO is taking on more responsibilities in a sister company.

Steward Medical Group, a sister organization of the Central Massachusetts Independent Physician Association through Steward Health Care, said it plans to sue a South Shore affiliate.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said UMass Memorial Health Care should reconsider its plans to close the beds June 1.

The husband-and-wife team behind AGF Marble and Granite, Inc. in Worcester have purchased a 12,200-square-foot industrial building, the sale's broker said on Tuesday.

Following its best year since the Great Recession, the Worcester economy dipped slightly in the first quarter of 2017, as unemployment rose, according to the Worcester Economic Index from Assumption College.

Reliant Medical Group doctors and trustees have unanimously voted to be acquired by OptumHealth, a spokesman said Tuesday evening.

UMass Memorial Health Care says it will be able to meet the region's behavioral health needs, with the help of area hospitals, if it is allowed to close 13 psychiatric beds at its University Campus.

Both Worcester community health centers received just short of $50,000 each for capital improvement projects from MassDevelopment, the agency announced Thursday.

Domitek, the Worcester information technology services provider, has moved its offices downtown.