Greater Worcester

Worcester's Thomas Bartholomew has been named to the Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisers list for 2016, a national collection of elite financial advisers.

The Worcester CleanTech Incubator formally launched on Thursday as part of an all-day energy conference hosted by the Northeast Clean Energy Council.

A 10-plus screen movie theater and restaurant have been approved at the Auburn Mall, in a move that city officials see as a boon to the city.

The 100-room Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton will officially open Friday, boosting Worcester's hotel room count while providing another re-use of land in the Gateway Park area of the city.

Springfield grocery operator Big Y Foods, Inc. has acquired the independent Park Avenue Pharmacy in Worcester, with all the store's prescription records being transferred to the nearby Big Y store.

Assumption College will break ground next week on a 60,000-square-foot academic building with 13 high-tech classrooms and a 400-person performance hall in Worcester.

The historic Bull Mansion at 55 Pearl St. in Worcester has been purchased for $480,000 with the owners planning to open a restaurant in the location close to downtown.

Worcester's city manager has issued a second letter of non-opposition for a medical marijuana site, opening the door for Prime Wellness Centers, Inc. to locate in the northern part of the city on Pullman Street.

Walden Behavioral Care provides eating disorder treatment to patients throughout New England at seven different clinics, including a Worcester location on Chandler Street where the organization has adult partial hospitalization and adolescent and adult intensive outpatient programs.

The UMass Memorial Health Care system will be investing over $168.8 million in renovations to its four hospitals after securing a tax-exempt bond through MassDevelopment.