Greater Worcester

Auburn's Sheppard Envelope Mfg. Company is being included in an online history from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum.

Fidelity Bank has hired Brenda Woods as the bank's new Gardner branch manager and a vice president.

With electronic eyes set to take the place of toll plazas, Massachusetts transportation officials have proposed a tiered payment system that strongly favors those who obtain transponders from the state.

The Worcester Airport will have new runway lighting for enhanced safety thanks to a $1.4-million grant announced Monday from the Federal Aviation Administration.

A Worcester Polytechnic Institute team has received a $968,000 National Institutes of Health grant to explore the molecular signals of the heart to better understand cardiac disease.

Nichols College in Dudley is planning to ease the pathway to a bachelor's degree for students from three New England community colleges with new agreements that streamline the credit and transfer process.

Activists and homeowners Tuesday pushed the Legislature to clarify the rights of municipalities to try to prevent foreclosures and minimize their damage.

New Jersey-based Valeritas, which has manufacturing, research and development operations in Shrewsbury, has appointed a new CFO who will work out of the company's Shrewsbury offices.

A new guide to MBA programs has listed Worcester Polytechnic Institute's online MBA as sixth in the nation on a list of Environmental Sustainability MBAs.

Executives at the largest health network in Central Massachusetts saw a bump in their total compensation in 2014, according to the nonprofit's latest tax filing with the Internal Revenue Service.