Leominster

The fiercely independent Milford hospital long resisted efforts to join with another hospital system, but a $15-million operating loss in fiscal 2023 helped force the board of trustees' hand.

The beer, a pilsner with an 4.4% ABV called Grass Fed, will exclusively be available at Fix locations.

The total number of unemployed workers in the Greater Worcester metropolitan area rose slightly in November.

Process Cooling Systems Inc., a Leominster-based provider of manufacturing-related water systems, is the latest Massachusetts company to give their employees a stake in the business that they work for. 

Beacon MedTech Solutions in Leominster has named Jim Colony as president of the company. He was previously interim president, a position he took on in March.

A prominent Worcester restaurant is on the move again, as Niche Hospitality Group’s Mezcal Tequila Cantina will be moving to the former home of a Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub location.

A 95,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility in Leominster has been sold to a corporation managed by a baseball equipment manufacturer for $5 million. 

The price of a single-family home increased nearly 12% in Worcester in November compared to the same month in 2022, as the total amount of sales so far in 2023 remain 24.5% lower.

Bruce Platzman, co-founder and vice chair of Leominster-based office furniture manufacturer AIS, has retired after 34 years with the company.

With the state's emergency shelter system maxed out, the United Way of Massachusetts Bay announced Wednesday that it is partnering with a pair of organizations to open temporary, overnight shelters in north central Massachusetts that will serve up to 23 families.