Small Business

The Worcester-based organization that helps Bay State manufacturers modernize and grow their businesses has struck an alliance with the U.S. Small Business Administration to help advance small businesses in the industry.

Pinetree Power Fitchburg has been assessed a $600,000 fine by state environmental officials to resolve a series of alleged violations of emissions limits at its facility in Westminster.

Lawmakers trying to reconcile conflicting state laws that require automakers to give more diagnostic information to repair shops criticized officials from AAA Southern New England and the repair industry Tuesday for now honing in on technology they never brought up before.

The Venture Forum (TVF), a Worcester-based organization that supports technology and life sciences entrepreneurs, is accepting business plan entries for its 2013 Business Plan Contest (BPC) this fall.

Seven years ago, Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) and its 5,000 member employers supported the groundbreaking health...

A Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher is being awarded a $40,000 grant to fund experimentation of a new biomass-to-energy process.

Saying that it has heard business' concerns regarding the complexity of reporting requirements and the amount of time to implement changes, the Obama administration said it's delaying a key part of the Affordable Care Act for another year.

MassVentures, a quasi-public venture capital company, announced $2 million in grants for 15 Bay State firms, including two in Central Massachusetts.

Cains Foods of Ayer, a long-time Massachusetts manufacturer of food products such as potato chips, salad dressings and mayonnaise, is being sold to an Illinois-based food manufacturer in a $35-million cash deal.

Bay State lawmakers are considering raising the minimum wage in Massachusetts, which hasn't changed since the onset...