Monica Benevides

After the Town of Leicester officially purchases the portion of the former Becker College campus that exists within its borders, Becker will use the proceeds from that sale to pay debts.

Marlborough-based medical device maker Boston Scientific announced on Tuesday it has entered an agreement to acquire California anti-blood clot technology maker Devoro Medical, Inc. of California.

MassDevelopment has awarded $150,200 from the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund to the Town of Winchendon to help remediate 1.333 acres at 4 Summer Drive, where Bull Spit Brewing Co. of Lancaster hopes to open a second location.

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation is launching a new six-month financial wellness and sustainability program for Worcester artists of color or artists who identify as low-to-moderate income, funded through the foundation’s Creative Worcester Initiative, according to a Monday announcement.

Vertically integrated lithium ion battery recycling and manufacturing company Battery Resourcers, based in Worcester, announced on Tuesday it has raised $70 million at the closing of its latest mid-round funding.

Rentschler Biopharma, a global contract development and manufacturing organization with offices in Germany and Milford, has named Christian Schetter as its new chief scientific officer, effective this past Wednesday, according to a Monday announcement.

Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner and Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester will require students, faculty, and staff to have been vaccinated against COVID-19, starting in January.

Retail parent company TJX Cos., Inc., headquartered in Framingham, announced on Friday a quarterly dividend of 26 cents per share of its common stock.

George’s Coney Island in Worcester is closed Monday because of a reported staffing shortage, the iconic restaurant said in a Sunday night Facebook post.

Citing a month-to-month coronavirus case count which tripled from June to July and again from July to August, the City of Worcester announced on Friday a revived mask mandate for all indoor private common spaces in workplaces and indoor private spaces open to the public.