North County

Local unemployment rates throughout Central Massachusetts climbed to begin 2024, although the January figures are still lower than the rate seen at that time last year. 

The L.S. Starrett Co., a publicly traded tool manufacturing company founded 144 years ago, plans to merge with a private equity firm and become a privately-held company.

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts fell in January, with large job gains in the professional, scientific and business services sector.

Clark University, the Leominster East Side Community Center, and the MetroWest YMCA Regional Early Learning Center are among the 20 Central Massachusetts entities slated to benefit from $23.08 million in federal funding pending final approval by the U.S. Senate and President Joe Biden.

An industrial logistics park has received approval from the Town of Pepperell Planning Board, setting the stage for the creation for what developers are calling the largest industrial development in the town’s history.

Electric Hydrogen, a company with headquarters in Natick and California specializing in the clean production of hydrogen,...

Professionals are being hired and promoted at Central Massachusetts businesses like Geisel Software, Shepherd & Goldstein, Cornerstone Bank, and Consigli Construction.

Following a 17-year career at a national certified public accountant and advisory firm, Richard Fay has been named as senior vice president and CFO for Leominster-based Fidelity Bank.

As Heywood Hospital continues to navigate the bankruptcy process it began in October, the Gardner facility’s nurses have secured a new contract their union claims will help address alleged long-standing issues with staffing levels and stagnant wages.

Worcester saw 55 single-family home sales in January, 11 fewer than the city saw in January 2023.