Greater Worcester

In an attempt to expand substance abuse prevention efforts for children across the state, Attorney General Maura Healey announced she will distribute $700,000 in funding to school districts and community organizations to fund two years of prevention programming.

Worcester medical device maker Interscope Inc. announced late Tuesday that it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its EndoRotor System to commercialize in gastroenterology and colorectal surgery.

A new research and development building of at least 20,000 square feet will rise in the South Worcester Industrial Park, thanks to a 20-year tax break the project has received from the city.

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation is accepting grant applications for its 2017 Fairlawn Fund, focusing on projects that address mental health needs in the region.

Foreclosure petitions in Worcester County increased by just over one percent in March, according to new statewide data from the Warren Group released Tuesday.

Thomas Kinisky, a 27-year veteran of Saint-Gobain, was named president and CEO of Saint-Gobain Corporation, the French manufacturer's North American holding company.

BlueHive Strategic Environments designs, builds, and manages trade show exhibit properties for companies involved with 3D branded marketing. The Worcester company added a new digital marketing department last year and plans to grow its manufacturing workforce.

Jack Healy, considered by many to be the champion of the manufacturing industry in Massachusetts for decades, passed away over the weekend, the state manufacturing advocacy group confirmed Monday.

Quinsigamond Community College's president-elect is drawing on his career and upbringing to provide education to populations most in need.

The largest independent physician practice in Central Massachusetts – Reliant Medical Group in Worcester – will decide May 9 whether to be acquired by a division of $185-billion healthcare conglomerate UnitedHealth Group.