Monica Benevides

American Red Cross of Central and Western Mass. has named Springfield nonprofit leader Nia Rennix as its new executive director, the organization announced on Thursday.

GFA Federal Credit Union of Gardner and Arizona-based tech company Hypur have partnered to provide digital contactless payments, curbside pickup and increased delivery options for cannabis companies who do business with the credit union.

Clinton Savings Bank has named former Unibank vice president Marina Taylor as its new senior vice president and commercial lending officer, the financial institution announced on Tuesday.

Attorney General Maura Healey’s office is seeking applicants for two open seats on the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, the AG’s office announced on Wednesday.

The Massachusetts manufacturing industry received a C- rating in the 2020 Manufacturing Scorecard from Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Research, according to a report released Tuesday.

Webster contractor WPI Construction, Inc. will pay the state $150,000 to settle allegations employees of the company mishandled asbestos while working on a project at the Kennedy Circle public housing complex in Haverhill.

Popular downtown Worcester restaurant Armsby Abbey will not reopen on Tuesday, as its owners Alec Lopez and Sherri Sadowski had previously hoped when they announced a summer shutdown in June.

Devens, a former North Central Mass. military base which has since been repurposed as an economic development zone and mixed use community, has contributed nearly $3.8 billion to the Massachusetts economy.

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. in Worcester has elected retired energy executive Theodore Bunting, Jr. to its board of directors effective immediately, the company announced Tuesday.

The DCU Center and The Hanover Theatre are among nine Worcester institutions that will glow red Tuesday evening while participating in a national event.