Monica Benevides

The Town of Hopkinton has received a $3-million MassWorks Infrastructure Program Grant for its Main Street Corridor Project, the town announced on Friday, marking the final step in funding the initiative. 

Leadership Worcester is recruiting 25 new members for its 2021 class, according to the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, who co-sponsor the program.

UMass President Marty Meehan will recommend the university network's board of trustees vote to freeze tuition for the university's 50,000 in-state undergraduate students in the upcoming academic year, citing concerns about how the coronavirus has financially impacted students and their families, the school announced on Wednesday. 

The Worcester Together Fund, a joint effort between the Greater Worcester Community Foundation and the United Way of Central Massachusetts, in conjunction with the City of Worcester, has raised more than $6.5 million, the City of Worcester announced on Tuesday.

ReWalk Robotics, the Marlborough medical device manufacturer, has revised its sponsored research agreement with Harvard University to focus increasingly now researching how the company’s wearable exosuits are comparable with telehealth services, the company announced on Tuesday.

Recreational cannabis sales may resume on the Memorial Day holiday, under Gov. Charlie Baker’s phased economic reopening plan, ending a two-month shutdown of the adult-use side of the industry. 

Bean Counter Bakery Café will open a new flagship location at 270 Grove Street in Worcester, owner Alice Lombardi announced on Monday. An official ribbon-cutting will mark the event on May 20.

Oxford Immunotec, based out of Marlborough and Oxford, United Kingdom, announced on Tuesday the release of its T-SPOT Discovery SARS-CoV-2 test kit, which the company said could help researchers further understand how immunity to the coronavirus works.

Quinsigamond Community College’s Future Focus program has received a $450,000 Adult Education Transition to Community College Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the school announced on Monday.

Manufacturing and construction may resume on Monday, Gov. Charlie Baker announced in a highly-anticipated Monday press conference about reopening the Massachusetts economy.