Monica Benevides

Country Bank, headquartered in Ware, is pairing up with the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce to provide scholarship opportunities for small businesses to receive a one-year paid membership to the chamber, the two groups announced on Monday.

The day before Vice President Kamala Harris assumed office on Jan. 20, the internet was aflutter with posts reiterating variations of the same momentous sentence: “This is the last day that we can say there has never been a woman vice president.”

When Kate Tobiasson, a Westborough resident who spent nearly 15 years working as an English teacher at three different Central Massachusetts school districts, was about to give birth to her first son in February 2013, she had fortunately saved enough accrued paid time off over several years. 

The three real estate agents who comprise the 5-Star Homes Team in Hopkinton have joined ERA Key’s Whitinsville office, ERA announced on Friday.

Framingham renewable energy company Ameresco has entered a $173-million energy savings performance contract to expand on-site generation, strengthen reliability and enhance resilience at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Virginia.

The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, based in Northbridge, announced a spate of newly elected board officers and members on Thursday.

The Hanover Insurance Group in Worcester reported $164.6 million in profits for the company’s fourth quarter, according to a Wednesday earnings report, a 50% increase from the same quarter a year prior.

UMass Memorial Health Care, Reliant Medical Group and the City of Worcester have collaborated to facilitate a web-based platform to help area residents find essential resources like food, housing, transportation, health and care.

The Worcester-Fitchburg Building Trades Council has elected Jorge Rivera, a 20-year union member, as its new president, the council announced on Monday, making him the first Latino to head the group. 

Central Massachusetts communities have received a combined $1.3 million in grant funding through the state’s Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program, MassDOT announced on Tuesday.