Greater Worcester

The Hanover Insurance Group has expanded its business owners' policy, adding more coverage options while streamlining the process.

Worcester's Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership has received $250,000 in advanced manufacturing training program grants in the latest round of $1.45 million in training awards.

Massachusetts law enforcement and college officials gathered Wednesday to talk about sexual assaults and terrorist threats, two areas of focus that have commanded attention in the past decade.

Agilux Laboratories has been acquired by Charles River Laboratories International, a move that will allow the Wilmington company to begin working with clients earlier in the drug research process.

The Webster Five Cents Savings Bank will open a customer contact center at the bank's Auburn location this October.

The Avalon Shrewsbury apartment complex has sold for $60.5 million to an affiliate of Boston-based Audubon Capital Partners.

Worcester was ranked as the worst place for a person with disabilities to live out of the nation's 150 most populated cities.

Matthew Morris has joined Worcester's Bowditch & Dewey as a partner in the law firm's Estate, Financial & Tax Planning Practice.

Worcester Business Journal debuted its new look on Monday, with a redesign to the print edition complete with a new logo and switch to a more visual storytelling style.

Boston-based EnerNOC's approximately 30 full time employees will mostly be spared in the 15 percent reductions announced last week by the energy management company.