Greater Worcester

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.

Acute care hospitals in Central Massachusetts received moderate to low rankings on a five-star hospital ranking system put out by the federal government.

When Bearings Specialty Company, Inc. rebranded itself in June as BSC Industries, it signaled a turning point for the company toward a wider variety of products and services.

Fallon Health managed to bring in $100,000 in earnings in the second quarter, despite drops in both revenue and membership, the company announced Monday.

A newly released list of the best places to retire placed Worcester on the undesirable end of the list as the second worst place to retire in the United States, falling behind cities such as Detroit and Anchorage.