North County

Some doctors are questioning the Massachusetts Medical Society's recent decision to drop opposition to physician-assisted death as lawmakers mull legislation.

Seven Central Massachusetts companies have been awarded more than $600,000 in state workforce training grants, including an ice cream shop in Hudson.

Reliant Medical Group is now officially part of the international health care company Optum, with the deal receiving necessary state approvals in Massachusetts.

The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, a nonprofit formed three decades ago to support the state's life sciences industry, is aiming to make it easier for communities to make themselves ready through the right zoning and permitting programs.

In the 1990s, there was retribution for the public health damage done by tobacco companies. Now, the pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution industry could be on track to settle another landmark public health lawsuit.

The more Worcester's commercial base relocates outside the city, the more pressure put on existing commercial & industrial property owners. This cycle will perpetuate itself until the city council follows Sutton's lead and heads toward a unified tax rate.

The quickly changing retail landscape took a new hit with the closure of a Sam's Club in Worcester in January and the impending closure of Toys “R” Us in Auburn, Leominster, Northborough, Millbury and Framingham.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp., has joined a national Small Business Administration lending program giving loans to businesses in underserved communities.

Attorney General Maura Healey on Thursday called for an end to the competitive electricity supply market for residential customers, saying the industry's aggressive door-to-door sales tactics targets low-income, elderly and minority residents.

MassDevelopment has provided $28.2 million in financing to help pay for the construction of a three-story medical building to expand access to care on the Athol Hospital campus.