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Even as rising real estate prices are pushing more homes into the realm of luxury pricing, the surging economy is creating more wealth in Massachusetts and would-be buyers are eschewing the highest-priced markets like Greater Boston in favor of places like Worcester County where their top dollar goes further.

Twelve Central Mass. businesspersons have landed new roles at organizations like Reliant Medical Group, the Worcester County Bar Association and Rollstone Bank & Trust.

Murray's role as president and CEO of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce is just the latest in his career-long endeavor helping to fight for the city and its region.

Michael Gorman, who founded the Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects firm in Hopkinton 42 years ago and now serves as its president, will retire in October.

Kate Sharry, the owner of Auburn business consulting firm Group Benefits Strategies, is the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce's new chairwoman.

Although the details from the tax overhaul passed by Republicans in Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in late December are still being picked over, one thing is abundantly clear: Higher cost states are about to get more expensive.

Online news outlet Worcester Sun has purchased the exclusive print rights to content produced by Mass Foodies to appear in the paper's upcoming weekly print edition.

Beginning on Dec. 9, online news outlet Worcester Sun will publish a weekly print edition.

HMEA and Stowe & Degon are among the five Worcester-area companies announcing recent hires and promotions.

The fall semester brings a new class of college students to campuses, but also a new group of students likely to go deep into debt to pay for their classes.