A new survey of 520 Worcester-area college students found city life for students needs some work.

WORCESTER – Late last week, The Worcester Student Government Association (WSGA) released the results of a survey on student life in Worcester.

The Worcester Fire Department received grants totaling $60,000 to pay for 02X Human Performance Training. The Leary Firefighters Foundation contributed $20,000 and AT&T, $40,000.

Imagine that you are among the 2.7 percent of Americans who make exactly the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Would you like an increase in pay? Sure you would. Even minimum-wage workers in Massachusetts earning the state’s $11 per hour rate would likely answer the same way.

BOSTON — The Research Bureau Executive Director Timothy McGourthy has been named to a new state commission created to examine the future of transportation in the state, a future that Mr. McGourthy predicted would include “shared transit” such as public transportation and better urban planning and land-use planning.

WORCESTER – A new survey of local college students conducted by the Worcester Student Government Association reveals that while a majority of students like the city, a lot of them aren’t getting to see much of it.

WORCESTER — The Worcester Regional Research Bureau has invited residents, business and civic leadership, government employees, and elected officials to submit nominations for the Thomas S. Green Public Service Awards.

WORCESTER — Ryan O’Connor approvingly noted the high ceilings, exposed brick, stainless-steel appliances and granite countertops of the loft off Shrewsbury Street. He also cited the geographic amenities: a walkable neighborhood with nearby restaurants and bars, and easy access to highways and Union Station.

WORCESTER - Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would have a significant impact on Worcester, directly changing the pay of nearly one-third of all local wage earners, according to a local research organization.

Raising the Massachusetts' minimum wage to $15 per hour would hurt business and result in 40 percent of Worcester's workforce getting a pay raise, according to a report released Thursday from the Worcester Regional Research Bureau.