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Employees at F.W. Madigan, a Worcester construction contractor, regularly receive suspicious emails from their superiors. The problem is, the emails aren’t really from their bosses and the messages are scams.

Marijuana technology companies in Central Massachusetts face challenges amid opportunity.

When Worcester has attracted new residents in the years since 2010, it’s very often been in one...

The national outbreak of lung illnesses associated with vaping is continuing "at a brisk pace," federal public health officials said Thursday, adding that they are concerned that dangerous vaping products, regulated and illicit products alike, could still be available.

The Natick Mall is now home to two stores operated by online retail giants with Amazon opening its fifth 4-star store in the mall’s lower level. 

The marijuana store closest to Boston is out of marijuana flower for non-medical customers while it waits to get test results back from labs that must approve all marijuana before it's sold in Massachusetts.

Marijuana businesses are already prohibited near schools and hopeful cannabis entrepreneurs turned out on Tuesday to oppose bills that would add houses of worship, daycares and places where children might congregate to the list of places marijuana companies must stay away from.

Three marijuana retailers will go before Worcester regulatory boards this week to add to the growing queue of cannabis companies looking to do business in the city.

State government's hands-off approach comes with benefits for the Cannabis Control Commission, which has settled into a rhythm of approving new business licenses while simultaneously expanding the industry.

The Baker administration is prepared for a lawsuit set to be filed Monday challenging Gov. Charlie Baker's four-month ban on the sale of vaping products amid concerns over a lung disease, the governor said Monday morning.