Transportation

The Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing in Worcester to discuss the state of the state's rail system this Tuesday.

A 30,000 square-foot maker space with approximately 25 studios and offices is under construction at the former Ionic Avenue Boys and Girls Club.

The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday approved a sweeping zoning reform bill that supporters said will spur the development of affordable housing and encourage sustainable growth, but even those supporters admitted the chances of the bill becoming law this session are slim.

As tax collections have faltered over the past two months, the Baker administration has confidently asserted that it can "manage through" what has become a $311 million shortfall in revenues with just weeks left until the end of the budget year.

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has announced the 13 organizations that received $183,500 in grants from the Fallon/OrNda Community Health Fund.

The HeartToHub line that will cut 30 minutes off the morning commute took off from Union Station Monday morning.

The Baker administration is still a long way from developing the type of emissions reduction regulations that would meet the mandate handed down last week by the state's highest court.

Many of the top 100 employers in Central Massachusetts are from the state's biotech industry.

Organizations on the state and local levels are drumming up excitement for a nonstop train from Worcester to Boston that is scheduled to make its first trip on Monday.

Massachusetts car buyers may be hearing a heavy pitch for zero emission vehicles as the state explores incentives.