Greater Worcester

Central Mass. academia is shifting to meet demand from evolving healthcare industry.

Running Start's coworking space will hold a grand opening for a new location in Oxford this month as it expands the organization's reach to southern Worcester county.

Worcester-based The Hanover Insurance Group announced Thursday its president of specialty insurance will step down in September.

Saint Vincent Hospital on Thursday said a previously reported patient identification error involving a surgery by its team at the hospital was not the fault of its staff, because the actual misidentification took place outside of the hospital and didn't involve its employees.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said Wednesday it is investigating an alleged incident at Saint Vincent Hospital amid media reports that a surgeon operated on the wrong patient.

The Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a $1.76 million grant it will use to incorporate an entrepreneurial mindset into its curriculum.

A 40-mile motorcycle ride ending in Worcester on Saturday will double as fundraiser to raise awareness of opioid addiction.

UMass Memorial Health Care added a technology that notifies the Worcester health provider when one of its patients is treated outside of the network.

A Holliston retailer of hockey and lacrosse equipment nearly doubled its retail presence as it expands with the acquisition of a St. Louis retailer.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has beat a slew of Boston area schools in a new study examining starting salary for recent graduates in which it came in second in Massachusetts.