Monica Benevides

Marlborough medical technology company Hologic has received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Aptima SARS-CoV-2 assay to detect COVID-19, the company announced on Friday.

The U.S. Small Business Administration, in conjunction with the U.S. Treasury, has released the Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness application, the agency announced on Friday.

Santander will relocate its longtime Worcester Plaza branch at 446 Main St. to just about a block away at 507 Main St., spokesperson Nancy Orlando confirmed in an email Thursday.

In an effort to fill in gaps across loan relief programs, the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce announced Friday the launch of an Economic Recovery Fund, which will provide loans to eligible small businesses negatively impacted by the ongoing economic disruption.

Kimberly Salmon will join The Hanover Insurance Group as the company's assistant vice president of community relations, the company announced in a statement on Wednesday.

MassHousing has granted $700,000 in COVID-19 relief funding to 31 nonprofit providers of affordable sober housing, the agency announced on Thursday, including six recipients in Worcester and one in both Shrewsbury and Oakham.

CVS Health will open two new drive-thru COVID-19 test sites in Central Massachusetts beginning Friday, the company announced on Thursday.

In an effort to help support the local business community, Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester will offer 20 free online business classes for business owners and their workforces, the school announced on Thursday. 

Framingham energy company Ameresco has begun commercial operations at the Beale Hill Wind Farm in County Kerry, Ireland, the company announced on Wednesday.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers will use a $199,999 National Science Foundation grant to study how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting stress levels among college students, as well as their ability to learn remotely, the school announced on Wednesday.