North County

The board of UMass Memorial Health Care has voted for a merger between its hospitals in Clinton and Leominster, with a final decision from the state to come within the next six months.

Acacia Communications of Maynard has been recognized for a $5.6 million expansion that added 68 new jobs by MassEcon in its latest Economic Impact Awards round.

The new Wachusett Commuter Rail Station on the Fitchburg Line will open on Friday.

A Leominster firm is growing by offering exotic & mundane exchanges to clients looking to avoid paying taxes.

Amid a historic Massachusetts drought, Wachusett Mountain Ski Area must rely heavily on its failsafe Fitchburg water contract to meet its snow demands.

As the temperature drops and the holiday season closes in, UPS is ramping up its hiring and looking for an additional 696 employees in the Central Massachusetts region.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has awarded a grant to fund a bus line connecting Brattleboro, Vt. to Boston through Fitchburg and Worcester as part of an effort to expand transportation access through rural western communities.

Jobs and wages at Devens have continued their steady climb since 2012 showing a 55 percent increase in employment and an 89 percent spike in total wages over the past four years.

The executive vice president at Fitchburg's Security Devices International Inc. will step down as of tomorrow, according to the company that manufactures rubber bullets and other less-lethal projectiles used by military and police forces.

The latest U.S. News and World Report college ranking is out, with Worcester's schools having a strong showing overall and climbing in key rankings of more than 1,800 schools throughout the nation.