Small Business

Benefits expert Vanessa Costa explains how a Leominster machine shop cut its annual health insurance costs by 7.5 percent.

The Worcester Economic Development Committee has endorsed city regulations to limit the number of retail marijuana shops in the city to 15 and adopt a 3-percent sales tax on the products.

Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday signed one bill creating a registry of home care workers and vetoed another that would have created a commission to explore ways to use a public health trauma registry to address inequalities in access to health care.

What was it about the recent sexual abuse scandals that ignited a such a spark, and that has brought to the forefront the conversation about the continued lack of women in senior leadership positions?

With the explosion of small breweries in the U.S., it is not unusual to hear stories enumerating the problems encountered by these breweries as a result of outdated alcohol laws and regulations. It begs the question: What changes in the law can be made to allow these small breweries to thrive?

Worcester development company Hampton Properties, LLC, will pay a $100,000 settlement after it was alleged to have performed illegal asbestos work on two Worcester rental properties.

Worcester bars and nightclubs will be subject to new regulations intended to crack down on underage drinking and fights at the city's licensed alcohol establishments.

The Baker Administration has secured federal approval to extend small group health insurance rating factors to encourage premium and market stability.

A sweeping package of reforms that supporters said will fix broken elements of the state's health care system while saving consumers money passed the Senate after a 33-6 vote at midnight Thursday.

Although the title suggests otherwise, the marijuana inspector job posted by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources doesn't actually get to sample the drug.