Monica Benevides

The Reliant Foundation in Worcester has distributed more than $700,000 to 56 nonprofits operating in Central Massachusetts and the MetroWest area, surpassing its giving goal for the year, the nonprofit announced on Wednesday.

Earlier this year, before the coronavirus pandemic upended every corner of society and the economy, the COO of marketing agency Vision Advertising in Westborough had a regular checkup scheduled for March – one she nearly skipped.

Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Princeton officially marked the start of its ski season on Friday, sending its first chair out at 8:30 a.m., according to its press release.

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Worcester was awarded $745,5000 in grant funding from the Center for Workforce Inclusion, Inc., of which almost 90% will help provide temporary employment to at least 79 low-income older workers.

Nearly $16.4 million in MassWorks funding will be spread across nine Central Massachusetts towns and cities to help cover infrastructure projects during economic recovery, state officials announced on Thursday.

Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito are pumping $2.3 million into community foundations in Central Massachusetts as a method of providing immediate COVID-19 relief, the state announced Wednesday.

George’s Coney Island in Worcester has temporarily closed after one of its staff members reported a close contact had tested positive for coronavirus, the restaurant announced Wednesday on Facebook.

Framingham retail store parent company TJX Cos., Inc. reported $867 million in net income during the company’s third quarter, which ended on Oct. 31, according to an earnings report released Wednesday.

Marlborough medical technology company Hologic’s Genius Digital Diagnostics System is now approved by European regulators, having received its CE mark, the company announced on Tuesday.

CEO Jim Knott spoke with WBJ about the company’s relationship to shellfishing, the search for skilled workers and what brought Riverdale Mills to Northbridge.