Monica Benevides

Before COVID-19, 2020 seemed to be a year like any other. Sneakerama owners Steve and Lisa Genatossio stocked up on inventory, preparing their Lake Avenue shop for the busy months ahead.

Mark's Moving & Storage, based in Westborough, will expand its interstate and international moving capabilities following a new relationship with National Van Lines, the company announced on Tuesday.

The United Way of Southbridge, Sturbridge and Charlton has merged with the United Way of Webster and Dudley, the nonprofits announced last month.

UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester will receive a $100,000 grant from Bank of America to support the healthcare provider's telemedicine program, the company announced Wednesday.

The owner of the Berlin restaurant where Chris Evans shot a movie scene faces charges for filing fraudulent coronavirus relief loan applications through the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Worcester video game developer Petricore Inc. marked its five-year anniversary on Tuesday, celebrating, among other milestones, earning nearly $2 million in revenue and making products for "The Ellen Degeneres Show," the company announced in a press release.

The Walmart Supercenter at 25 Tobias Boland Way in Worcester reopened Tuesday, a week after it was shut down due to employees testing positive for COVID-19, a company spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday.

Although traffic was halved compared to years prior due to efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus, the rate of fatal car crashes doubled in April, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said in a Monday press release.

Middlesex Savings Bank of Natick plans to open a new branch in Maynard in spring 2021, the Capital Group Properties said in a statement announcing the lease agreement Monday morning.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded $4.36 billion to 48,768 Massachusetts businesses during the Paycheck Protection Program’s second round of $320 billion in national funding, the SBA announced in a statement on Sunday.