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Throughout history, our cities have absorbed a larger portion of immigrants into their new home, and today is no different.
WBJ this year partnered with our friends over at the Worcester Regional Research Bureau to learn more about the historic and modern impacts immigrants had in our city.
A focus group found foreign-born entrepreneurs weren't as connected as they could be to resources. The city and its partners say helping such businesses is a priority.
For a century starting in the 1870s, immigrants moving into Worcester almost exclusively came from Europe and North America. That's no longer the case.
Holliston biotech startup Biostage has added three new members to its board of directors simultaneous to its third-quarter earnings report showing a slower cash burn.
Maynard telecommunications equipment manufacturer Acacia Communications was trading up more than 17 percent Friday after its third-quarter earnings beat estimates.
Shares of Oxford laser manufacturer IPG Photonics dropped more than 11 percent to start trading Tuesday as the company reported a 9-percent dip in year-over-year revenue and 13-percent decline in profit.
The Worcester area is quickly becoming an expensive one in which to buy a home, according to online real estate brokerage Redfin.
Oxford laser maker IPG Photonics is getting more public help, this time from the state in the form of a $2.5 million state grant to the town.
Milford-based Sira Naturals and four other U.S. companies are being acquired by a Canadian cannabis acquisition firm.
Gov. Charlie Baker's administration is preparing to roll out a proposal to allow the state to negotiate prices directly with drug manufacturers.
Thirteen professionals were on the move recently in Central Massachusetts.
As the manufacturing industry becomes more technological, with more connected devices than ever, hackers have more opportunities to break into those networks.
The third quarter for Oxford-based IPG Photonics was even tougher than expected, as the company's preliminary financial results came in less than originally expected.
The Worcester Business Development Corp. has been awarded a $15-million state grant to demolish the largest of the buildings at the future biomanufacturing park.
Though confidence among Massachusetts employers has fluctuated over the last year, it has remained within a comfortable range and nothing has significantly rocked the boat for businesses, analysts said.