WBJ Staff

The TJX Cos., headquartered in Framingham, announced it will furlough the majority of its hourly retail and distribution center employees after Saturday, CEO and president Ernie Herrman announced on Tuesday.

Worcester County death toll from the coronavirus rose to 24 on Tuesday, as reported by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, with a total of 1,172 total confirmed cases.

The Worcester Railers have named the executive director of Discover Central Massachusetts, Stephanie Ramey, as their new president, the team announced Tuesday.

Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in Grafton has donated protective equipment to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, including N95 masks, surgical masks and other gear.

Worcester County had its 17th reported coronavirus-related death Monday, as well as an uptick in cases after a few days of relatively smaller increases.

GE Healthcare Life Sciences of Marlborough, no longer part of Boston conglomerate General Electric, now has a new name and logo.

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Worcester County were nearing 1,000 on Sunday, with 978 total cases showing a slight slowing in the past few days in the number of new cases.

A 76-unit apartment complex on Littleton Road in Ayer has sold for just over $12 million to a Boston property management firm.

Banks and credit unions don't have to have a previous affiliation with the U.S. Small Business Administration in order to help companies obtain loans under the $349-billion Payroll Protection Program, created to help businesses maintain their staffs in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

Worcester County had a reported 104 more coronavirus cases Thursday and four more deaths, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported.