According to Massachusetts labor and workforce officials, Greater Worcester added 1,600 jobs in February, and the area's unemployment rate fell from 3.9 percent in January to 3.6 percent.
The first shops are now open, but the medical community is as unsettled as ever on marijuana's benefits and harms, and few know what to expect for health effects in Massachusetts.
About 1,300 Worcester County residents have been mailed checks as part of the second phase of restitution payments Viridian Energy must make to settle deceptive sales tactics.
Leominster-based Montachusett Home Care Corp. has named its longtime Chief Financial Officer Lori Richardson as its new CEO following the retirement of its former chief in December.
Courtney Pirosko's leadership and management skills have helped Leominster office furniture manufacturer AIS become a leader as its vice president of sales.
Karen Spinelli left Robert C. Alario Certified Public Accountants to start her own accounting firm, launching one of the certified woman-owned CPA firms in Worcester.