Worcester

Unum Group and its 625 employees in Worcester will open for businesses at its new location in the new CitySquare development Monday morning.

Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray, after spending the last 15 years in local and statewide public office, will not run for governor in 2014, citing the time commitment that would be required to juggle his current job, a full-time campaign and his responsibilities to his family.

About half a year after a dramatic debate over whether to expand the state's bottle deposit law, a group backed by the food and beverage industry is seeking to scrap the whole deposit law in favor of a new recycling program.

Paul D. Gilbody, the president and CEO of Leominster Credit Union, has resigned less than six months after taking the job, the credit union announced.

A Knoxville, Tenn.-based Verizon Wireless franchise will open in the former location of office furniture company P.W. Sherman Inc. in Worcester.

Developer David Nunes was one of several aspiring casino developers to pay a $400,000 application fee to the state just before Tuesday's 5 p.m. deadline, according to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.

The elements are in place for a good year for the United States economy, according to panelists who addressed a group of about 250 this morning at the Worcester Business Journal's annual Economic Forecast Breakfast at the Beechwood Hotel in Worcester.

The Worcester Art Museum is one of two in the world to receive a grant from The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) Museum Restoration Fund of the Netherlands this year.

Bridge Energy Group, a Marlborough firm focused on utility business consulting and system integration, announced it has been chosen by National Grid as the project leader for the utility's smart grid pilot in Worcester.

After expanding its operations in Rhode Island via merger, Connecticut accounting firm BlumShapiro plans to strengthen its foothold throughout New England, focusing next on more offices in Massachusetts, including Worcester.