Crust Bakeshop to expand, open wine and cheese shop
It only took about a year before 28-year-old Alexis Kelleher began an effort to expand her business, which she purchased in January 2017 from one of Worcester's most high-profile restaurant groups.
Framingham State secures its largest-ever donation
A Framingham State University faculty member and her husband have given the largest financial gift in the university's history, about $2.4 million.
Curtis left Worcester for more modern W. Boylston facility
Curtis Industries left its Worcester location for West Boylston last year, and this year, manufacturers Primetals and Allegro Microsystems said they plan to move out of the city as well.
Waters Corp. nets $112M in Q1
Milford-based scientific and medical equipment manufacturer Waters Corp. reported a net income of $111.9 million in the first quarter, an increase of almost 6 percent from last year's first quarter.
Worcester bans flavored tobacco in retail stores
At the beginning of next year, Worcester will become the 110th municipality in Massachusetts to enact some type of flavored tobacco ban after the city Board of Health voted to adopt regulations...
Hangover Pub, Broth seek new licenses to reopen
The Hangover Pub, which closed last month due to an owner's connection to Kevin Perry's drug money laundering scheme, is applying for a liquor license under a new entity to reopen the Worcester...
Worcester firm to pay $125K over tax lien fees
A Worcester tax lien purchaser will pay $125,000, including in restitution to about 100 Central Massachusetts homeowners, to settle allegations it collected unlawful fees in connection with its...
Worcester chamber says CPA will raise taxes
The Worcester City Council is considering placing a ballot question in November to ask city residents to adopt the Community Preservation Act, but at least the city's main business group is hesitant...
Dozens of Mass. towns apply for "opportunity zone" designation
2ovens restaurant in Shrewsbury a casualty of Bertucci's bankruptcy
Redemption Rock Brewing Co. eyes old Coca Cola bottling plant in Worcester for brewery
Boston Scientific claims another European patent victory
Crust Bakeshop to expand, open wine and cheese shop
Saint Vincent, MetroWest Medical appear safe from divestment
DCU Center to unveil Wi-Fi upgrades this week
Life sciences bill includes $50 million for UMass Medical, UMass Lowell
AC Hotel opens on Worcester's Front Street
Grafton pretzel bakery owner, developer to open restaurant
Top manufacturers
Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2018
| Rank | Manufacturer | No. local employees | Year founded |
| 1 | Dell EMC Corp., Hopkinton | 8,000 | 1979 (EMC) |
| 2 | IPG Photonics Corp., Oxford | 1,753 | 1990 |
| 3 | Boston Scientific Corp., Marlborough | 1,700 | 1979 |
Source: Each manufacturer via survey, Massachusetts Manufacturers Register, annual reports