Shrewsbury

As head of both Columbia Tech in Westborough and Cogmedix in Worcester, Coghlin is in charge of nearly 600 employees making products for both the capital equipment and medical device markets.

For nearly four decades, the Ahlquists have been at the forefront of Worcester's restaurant scene.

When Fidelity Bank in Fitchburg decided a year ago it wanted to expand its presence in Worcester, the bank tabbed Pitcher to make all the economic and community connections necessary to turn the expansion into a success.

A decade after its opening, The Hanover Theatre is cruising. It hit 231 performances and 214,000 patrons last year, both all-time highs.

The 94-year-old Table Talk Pies has been owned by the same family for three generations, and Kokkinis' chapter in that legacy will be the expansion of its production and return to its roots in Worcester.

Little goes on in the Blackstone Valley business community without Hebert's knowledge and – usually – involvement.

Worcester is soliciting applications from prospective recreational marijuana shop operators for what it says would be a uniform approach for reviewing applications.

Lakeway Commons has signed three new leases, bringing the Shrewsbury shopping center to full capacity less than a year after its opening.

A Worcester chiropractor is being charged with falsely billing insurance companies and defrauding insurance companies out of more than $3,400.

Long caught in Boston's shadow and for decades trying to forge a new reputation for itself, Worcester is eager to find reasons to tout its economic progress – even if it is just a new restaurant or construction project start.