UPS hiring 696 in Central Mass.

As the temperature drops and the holiday season closes in, UPS is ramping up its hiring and looking for an additional 696 employees in the Central Massachusetts region.

Don’t take the work day sitting down

Companies are taking a hard look at the impact of sitting on employees.

Is marijuana good medicine?

It’s been about four years since Massachusetts residents voted to legalize marijuana for medical use, but the state’s health care community as a whole is far from a consensus on how or...

Home is where the jobs are

As Massachusetts gets older, home care workers are in high demand.

Acupuncture arrives

With Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences purchase, acupuncture moves towards medical mainstream.

Devens jobs grow by 1,000

Jobs and wages at Devens have continued their steady climb since 2012 showing a 55 percent increase in employment and an 89 percent spike in total wages over the past four years.

Unemployment falls to 2001 levels

The Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent in August, the first time it has fallen below 4 percent in more than a decade.

Hospitals cite progress on costs

Spending on health care in Massachusetts grew by 3.9 percent in 2015, but the Massachusetts Hospital Association says the latest report shows hospitals are making progress in bringing down costs.