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The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.1 million to a Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor for a five-year study of bacteria in stressful conditions, the school announced Wednesday.

State transportation system overseers on Monday approved a plan that could reduce the agency's future liabilities by $35.6 million.

Heywood Medical Group in Gardner has promoted pediatrician Sari Miettinen to be its new medical director.

National grocery chain Whole Foods Market will relocate its North Atlantic regional headquarters to Marlborough this spring, according to the city's economic development corp.

The limited number of females in positions of healthcare administration leadership attests to the challenges that exist for women.

In December, after operating for 10 years, Rick Walton -- the man at the helm of the brewing company behind the Gardner Ale House -- starting distributing its Moon Hill beers at other bars, starting with the Columbia Tavern in Leominster.

While we're a high-cost state, not every region of Massachusetts has the same cost of living.

The Entrepreneurial Spirit – That (not so) little itch that compels you in your career to do more, do it differently or do it by yourself.

The new year is a time for reorganizing closets, pantry shelves, and – maybe – your company.

Town officials see pending residential projects as key to new era.