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Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester, Harrington Physician Services and AdCare Hospital are some of several Central Massachusetts companies to recently announce new hires.

With dozens of more breweries expected to open in the next few years, Jack's Abby Craft Lagers in Framingham and statewide industry group are holding an event this month to make sure those young brewers have the knowledge they need to be successful.

Nearly 70 percent of the state's population lives in communities that have adopted local policies raising their tobacco-buying age to 21. A bill would extend that age hike statewide.

What began as a joke blossomed into a collaboration that had Jack's Abby spinoff Springdale Beer and Louisville-based Against the Grain Brewery creating a completely clear IPA dubbed Any IPA.

The Worcester CleanTech Incubator has been awarded a $120,000 grant and has launched a partnership with Cambridge marketing firm Hubspot for Startups, the organization announced Monday.

A company that grows marijuana in Milford and processes pot plans to launch a small-business accelerator program that it is billing as the first in the nation.

As piercing and tattoos have become more mainstream, Marc Williams' relocated his Piercing Emporium & Tattoo to a unique copper-colored building on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester.

Services like Uber Eats and Grubhub provides extra revenue for eateries, but they come at a high cost and with a loss of control.

The Strand and the Elm theaters keep prices low and capitalize on the loyalty of theater-goers who put a premium on the old-fashion experience of seeing a movie.