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You can define success in myriad ways: holding your ground; uncompromising ambition; the relentless pursuit of excellence; steady as she goes; staying a step ahead. The one thing shared in common by the most-heralded and well-run companies Worcester Business Journal has chronicled over 35 years is a bit of all these things.

As a 1979 Holy Cross graduate, I returned to Worcester in September of 1980 to start my publishing career in advertising sales.

The House held its session open while the bill was advancing through the Senate and House Democrats hoped to pass the bill Thursday but adjourned until Monday after Republicans doubted the presence of a quorum.

Two of the four candidates to lead the Worcester-based state agency have current or prior connections to the commission.

September home sales figures in Massachusetts largely mirrored the trends of increasing prices and limited inventory seen...

In its second effort in October to boost working capital, Northborough-based manufacturer Aspen Aerogels is seeking to raise $85 million by putting an additional 4.25 million shares of its stock on the market. 

A deal on the stalled economic development bill is close and could emerge in the next two weeks, top Beacon Hill Democrats said Tuesday.

Unemployment rates dropped throughout the four Central Massachusetts metro areas in September as the region and state have been experiencing a rebound following a year-long high in July.

While the Steward Health Care saga has subsided in Massachusetts, lawmakers charged with finding consensus on bills intended to prevent a similar meltdown, as well as prescription drug reforms, appear to be hitting roadblocks.