North County

A long-anticipated conservation and residential development project at the Stow Acres Country Club is approaching its final stages as a 189-unit mixed-income housing development project awaits approval by the Town of Stow.

Unemployment rates across Central Massachusetts increased at the start of this year, with January unemployment higher in all three of the region’s metropolitan areas tracked by the state.

A program to cover community college certificates and degrees for residents over 25 with state dollars was one of Gov. Maura Healey's early promises, but lawmakers on Monday questioned whether the $20 million allocated in her budget proposal is enough to fulfill her commitment.

Wisconsin-based packaging firm Quad/Graphics Inc. will close its Leominster Packaging plant by April 29, resulting in approximately 60 layoffs.

Leominster-based Fidelity Bank donated more than $400,000 to more than 275 organizations, events, and causes in 2022 through its LifeDesign Community Dividend program.

A 450,800-square-foot warehouse in Uxbridge at 139 Campanelli Drive in Uxbridge is complete, according to Boston-based developer The Seyon Group.

Although the growth slowed last year, 2022 still showed Central Massachusetts has become a destination for new businesses. Another 2,772 new businesses incorporated in the region in 2022, a 1.5% increase over the eye-popping 2021 figures.

Deputy commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Ashley Randle is blazing trails in the department by being named to succeed John Lebeaux as commissioner, the first woman named to the position.

While single-family home prices in Worcester County remained relatively steady in January, the number of home sales dropped significantly.

People are on the moved at Fidelity Bank, GFA Federal Credit Union, and Waters Corp.