Greater Worcester

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has named Yael Schwartz, entrepreneur and life science executive, as the university's Coleman Entrepreneur-in-Residence, a position where she will guide early-stage startups coming out of the school.

A consortium of community colleges has received a $4 million U.S. Department of Labor grant that will provide training for 400 people in advanced manufacturing Worcester, Middlesex and Essex counties.

In leadership, you need perseverance, transparency, decisiveness and … altruism?

Worcester needs to reinvest in its municipal parking to maintain its edge.

As Jack Healy prepares to step down from his role at MassMEP, he reflects back on the changing nature of manufacturing in Massachusetts.

A collaboration involving the city of Worcester and Clark University led the latter to develop a master's degree that will get students to understand how political, economic and social forces impact public health.

As the state government continues to deal with stunted revenues, it appears the sales tax holiday that has come to be a staple in Massachusetts retailer's August plans might be one of the casualties.

The Worcester City Council has charged City Manager Edward Augustus and his team at City Hall with the unenviable task of establishing local regulations around the services provided by San Francisco technology firm Airbnb.

Steve Sawin hopes that manufacturing and its growth get attention from voters and candidates.

Urgent care centers are rapidly popping up across Central Massachusetts, as the region starts to feel the ripples of a national trend.