The amount of money earned by workers in MetroWest rose by $600 million in the 12 months ending in June 2016 to surpass $23 billion, according to a new report by the 495/MetroWest Partnership.
A construction worker in Sutton, a chef and caterer in Hudson, and a pizza delivery driver in Bellingham were among the 13 Central Massachusetts workers who died on the job last year, as workplace deaths hit a 10-year high statewide.
Spurred by millions in hotel tax collections and efforts by city officials to create a more well-rounded city, Marlborough is moving on from being a haven for major employers through new retail, residential and visitor developments.
It feels like spring, but ski slopes in Central Massachusetts want potential patrons to know they are still white. The rink at Worcester Common, on the other hand, has been forced to close.
Fitchburg's $1.3-billion Workers' Credit Union has purchased an office in Littleton to house its senior management team, freeing up spaces at its administrative offices in Fitchburg and Lunenburg.
An Acton native who is the former head of a chamber of commerce in Williamstown is coming back home after being named executive director of the Middlesex West chamber.