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The coronavirus pandemic has crippled the hotel industry, including in Worcester. But work on a second hotel on Worcester’s Washington Square next to Union Station is expected to move forward within ...

A nearly 15-acre property in Grafton’s CenTech Park sold for $3.3 million, about two months after the sale of another large plot in the technology and business park. The property at 15 Centennial Dr.

New platforms for easier boarding, upgraded drainage infrastructure to prevent flooding, and the completion of a rail trail are among the upgrades at Natick Center Commuter Rail Station following a ...

Former Sen. Dean Tran of Fitchburg pleaded guilty to three state charges Monday in connection with stealing a firearm from an elderly constituent and misleading investigators about it, according to ...

Employees are the backbone of every business. Without dedicated, hard-working staff, your business can quickly fall flat. Yet, there is a powerful and cost-effective strategy that often gets ...

While Greater Worcester’s unemployment fluctuates month over month, the region’s rate ticked slightly upward in July. Unemployment in Great Worcester rose 0.1 percentage points from 4.9% in June to ...

Two prominent Worcester organizations have joined forces to launch a $1-million low-interest line-of-credit fund to support affordable housing initiatives in Worcester County. Greater Worcester ...

This week, Massachusetts gasoline prices increased again, rising up to $2.69 per gallon of regular unleaded, comparatively to last week’s $2.64. The gas prices will continue to rise as the state ...

The U.S. Senate agreed Wednesday to ask federal prosecutors to consider criminal contempt charges against Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre over his refusal to testify about the system's ...

The gap between homeownership rates between Black and white households in Worcester is 32.8 percentage points, up from 6.1 percentage points in 2010, according to a study from Today’s Homeowner, an ...

Some of the region’s top economic experts and business leaders will descend on the AC Hotel by Marriott Worcester on Feb. 29 to share their outlooks on today’s economic climate, as WBJ hosts its ...