North County

Central Massachusetts hospitals are bringing home a range of awards for the care they offer.

Unemployment rates in July improved in Greater Worcester and Northern Worcester County, but each remained among the nation's worst, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Wednesday.

Devens, a former North Central Mass. military base which has since been repurposed as an economic development zone and mixed use community, has contributed nearly $3.8 billion to the Massachusetts economy.

Worcester and Gardner nonprofit RCAP Solutions is launching a program designed to address drinking water issues in North Worcester County, the organization announced on Thursday.

A Boston life sciences development firm has bought its second and third sites in Devens this year, including two in a deal closed in July for $4.7 million.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. has received $946,000 in federal aid to help small businesses suffering during the coronavirus pandemic.

A pair of cannabis business entrepreneurs are proposing a cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility at 0 Winchendon Road in Ashburnham.

An unusually large share of coronavirus deaths in Worcester County — nearly four out of five — have taken place in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes, according to state data.

After a small spike in confirmed Worcester County coronavirus cases at the end of July and the start of August, the number of positive tests is again on the decline, falling for the last two weeks.

On Aug. 5, Revolutionary Clinics in Fitchburg announced Mark Vlachos as its new director of cultivation. With nearly a decade of experience in the industry, Vlachos spoke to WBJ about what his job actually entails, and how he went from studying classics to managing cannabis cultivation facilities for various companies around Massachusetts.