Worcester picks $53M development for old courthouse
A $53-million project with 125 apartment units and retail has been chosen by the city to be built at the long-vacant Worcester County Courthouse.
State may need temporary budget
The new fiscal year begins Saturday and Gov. Charlie Baker and the Legislature are poised to pass a temporary budget to keep state government functioning while work continues on a permanent spending...
Movers & Shakers
Millbury Savings Bank, Anna Maria College, and UniBank all announced new hires and promotions.
Worcester Regional Airport adding Hyannis flight
Flights between Worcester Regional Airport and Cape Cod's largest town will run each day Thursdays to Mondays, catching a share of travelers looking to get to the Cape each weekend.
WBJ named best designed biz journal in country
The Worcester Business Journal won six industry awards Saturday, including first for Best Overall Design and third Best Newspaper, all in the small publication category.
Mass. gas prices fall ahead of Fourth of July
Gas prices, which normally rise heading into the busy summer travel season, are actually falling and have reached the lowest prices at this time of the year since 2005, AAA reported Monday.
Contraception spending in Mass. fell sharply under Obamacare
Spending by Massachusetts women on prescription contraceptives dropped sharply under the federal health care law known as the Affordable Care Act, according to data scheduled to be released Monday by...
Change coming at top of state environmental group
The leader of the Environmental League of Massachusetts is stepping down after a decade, to be replaced by the head of energy and climate programs at Adidas.
Public pot consumption is on the table
IPG Photonics buying laser company for $40M
QCC enters Blackstone Valley
Shrewsbury St. restaurant to open in building seized over drugs
Worcester added 7,760 jobs in a year
Baker proposes $500M life sciences extension
Following breakage reports, Staples recalls mesh chairs
Law firm buys space on Pleasant Street
Military tech firm leases space on Millbrook St.
Cornerstone partnering with Maine mapping company
Top IT service providers
Ranked by total number of employees as of April 2017
| Rank | Provider | Total employees | Year founded |
| 1 | Virtusa Corp., Westborough | 17,500* | 1996 |
| 2 | Zensar Technologies, Westborough | 1,002 | 1988 |
| 3 | Lightower Fiber Networks, Boxborough | 980 | 1998 |
Source: Each provider via survey; *As of Dec. 31, 2016