Joseph Herman has pleaded guilty in federal court to using former Worcester restaurateur Kevin Perry's drug money to open a Shrewsbury Street restaurant.
The Worcester office vacancy rate rose in the fourth quarter to 11.4 percent from 10.1 percent, according to the Boston offices of real estate firm Colliers International.
Clothing retailer Old Navy is slated to open at Northborough Crossing in January, just a few months after it opened at Marlborough's Solomon Pond Mall.