WBJ Staff

A dialysis center is the first tenant to open in a new phase of the Pleasant Valley Crossing shopping center in Sutton.

A year after UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester installed a drop-box to safely dispose of opioids, more than 530 pounds of medications have been safely discarded.

Marlborough medical company Boston Scientific announced Tuesday that Michael Jaff will join the company as the vice president for clinical affairs, innovation and technology, peripheral interventions by January 2020.

Nick Stavropoulos has been named the new chief safety advisor at Columbia Gas, which is headquartered in Westborough and has continued to struggle with high-visibility safety concerns.

Worcester's hopes of possibly landing a second minor league affiliate of a Boston professional sports team won't become reality. The Boston Celtics announced their purchase of the Maine Red Claws on Tuesday and said they will be keeping the team in Portland.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has made two new lists of the best online programs for electrical engineering and its master of business administration.

AIS, a Leominster furniture maker, and FLEXcon, a Spencer manufacturer of coated and laminated films, both opened their doors to local students on Manufacturing Day.

The House gave initial approval Tuesday to a $715 million spending bill that allocates fiscal 2019 surplus tax revenues on new spending and covers spending in the state accounts that were underfunded in the annual budget.

Olympus is set to begin the next phase of construction on its new Westborough facility following a topping-off ceremony.

Worcester’s Dive Bar is set to close next month after 25 years in operation.