Greater Worcester

The Worcester Redevelopment Authority voted Friday to approve up to $6.25 million for a full-scale repair of leaks in the Union Station roof.

UMass Medical School has been awarded $836,858 by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support research on treatments and cures for heart and vascular diseases.

Worcester's Allegro MicroSystems will be transfering 33 jobs from its Worcester and Manchester, N.H. facilities overseas.

Farmer brewers and farmer distillers would be permitted to sell their alcoholic beverage products at farmers' markets under legislation that cleared the Senate Thursday.

A new report detailing energy efficiency employment has found that the Worcester area has 10,666 employees in the industry.

The Worcester Art Museum has five new board of trustees members and a new president following the trustees' annual meeting Tuesday.

The American Cancer Society announced Thursday it will fund six grants totaling $1.6 million to researchers in Massachusetts.

The MBTA's fleet of commuter rail locomotives, including 40 new cars, poses "challenges" for the vendor tasked with operating the 388-mile system that has an annual ridership of 35 million and ongoing reliability problems.

UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center surpassed $1 million in funds raised at their annual Winter Ball black tie gala.

Worcester-based Spectrum Health Systems plans to open an outpatient drug treatment center in Millbury in the spring, according to CEO Kurt Isaacson.