Leominster

The number of Worcester residents who died of opioid-related overdoses rose from 81 in 2019 to 103 in 2020, according to new data released Wednesday by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health

When President Joe Biden’s administration dropped a planned $600 reporting requirement on bank account transactions, financial institutions across Central Massachusetts and the nation breathed a collective sigh of relief.

After a spike during the summer, the percent of the labor force that is unemployed in the Worcester metropolitan area dipped to 5.4% in September, one of the lowest rates since the beginning of the pandemic.

The changing face of retail is having a profound impact on Massachusetts’ real estate and development landscape.

Solvus Global, a technology solutions company founded by two PhD graduates from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has received a $1.6 million grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to develop a new manufacturing center, according to a Friday announcement. 

A 168,000-square-foot property on Hudson’s Main Street sold for $11 million, according to a press release from Greater Boston Commercial Properties Inc., who brokered the sale.

A Framingham real estate company purchased a 102,000-square-foot, fully leased industrial warehouse in Leominster for $5.9 million, according to the Worcester North District Registry of Deeds.

Beacon Manufacturing Group of Lancaster announced Monday it has acquired Acromatic Plastics of Leominster, a precision molded products company.

Songs include "Vogue" by Madonna, "Sweet Jane" by The Velvet Underground, "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison, "Whatta Man" by Salt-N-Pepa, and "All I Do Is Win" by DJ Khaled.

An historic factory building in downtown Leominster will be redeveloped into 21 market-rate rental units with the...