North County

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.

The Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. has been awarded $2.38 million in federal grant funds for track improvements along its Gardner branch rail line.

Tourism travel is up in North Central Massachusetts, according to the latest hotel tax data for the region's largest communities.

Banks in Worcester County have boosted their SBA lending, following a push from the agency to increase lending to small businesses and traditionally underserved populations.

The merger between UMass Memorial Health Care two hospitals in North Central Massachusetts is emblematic of an ongoing trend of hospital consolidation.

The abrupt closure of all 137 campuses of the ITT Technical Institute has left approximately 35,000 students out in the cold, and Mount Wachusett Community College has announced it will work with them to find them a place at the school.

Behavioral Concepts, Inc., an autism assistance provider with a center in Worcester, has announced plans to open an additional office in Fitchburg.

Framingham brewer Jack's Abby Craft Lager has proposed expanding its new facilities even further by opening a tasting room at the building next door to its 100 Clinton St. location.