Greater Worcester

As WPI's first vice president for talent development and chief diversity officer, Michelle Jones-Johnson is charged with recruitment, employee development, and creating a plan to make the university more inclusive.

In a push to spur redevelopment of the Worcester Auditorium, the city and Preservation Worcester have opened the moth-balled building's doors this August to tours.

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.