Isabel Tehan

Kent dur Russell has been named the new board president at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston. Russell was previously the longtime CEO and curator at the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton.

Nearly six years into the full legalization of recreational cannabis in Massachusetts, dramatic changes to the marketplace will require businesses that were early entrants to double-down on their efforts to differentiate themselves, and new entrants need to position themselves differently.

Yvonne Spicer, who was mayor of Framigham from 2018 to 2022, has been appointed as executive director of Life Science Cares Boston

Framingham-based healthcare technology company Definitive Healthcare has acquired Connecticut healthcare provider analytics firm Populi for $52 million.

Natick-based Aleta Biotherapeutics, a cancer treatment development company, has received clearance from the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to investigate a new therapeutic for lymphoma in a clinical trial.

Westborough-based Massachusetts Broadband Institute has added Winchendon among its second round of communities to its Digital Equity Planning Program, which provides consultation to Massachusetts cities and towns to identify barriers to internet access and reduce the digital divide.

Framingham clean energy firm Ameresco completed an acquisition of a Los Alamitos, California microgrid. The system, located at a joint military forces training base, has a microgrid, solar panels, and battery energy storage. 

Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health has awarded $1.2 million in grants to Central Massachusetts nonprofits focused on health outcomes. 

Marlborough-based biotechnology and manufacturing firm Boston Scientific has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for a new catheter system for patients with atrial fibrillation, which is a type of abnormal heartbeat.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has determined UMass Memorial Health’s maternity ward in Leominster is an essential service for the people of North Worcester County, complicating the health system’s plans to close the center.