WBJ Staff

As part of the then-new Federal Housing Administration’s effort to give out more home loans, a 1936 assessment of the neighborhoods in Worcester was commissioned by the Home Owners' Loan Corp.

Sterling fiber optics manufacturer Fiberoptic Components LLC has changed its name to Innofiber.

WBJ is conducting its annual Economic Forecast survey, gauging readers' opinions about what 2023 will bring. Those who fill out the survey by Dec. 19 will be eligible to win one of three $50 gift cards.

Natick-based machine-vision company Cognex Corp. has acquired German-based lighting technology company SAC Sirius Advanced Cybernetics GmbH.

The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester will lead the newly-created New England Nursing Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academy in its mission to increase nursing educators and train more nurses for the region’s workforce.

Trivia question: What was the formal name of The El?

Increased values make renting or purchasing a commercial building more expensive, and rising housing costs make purchasing or renting less affordable, driving some long-time community residents and businesses out of the city.

Herlihy Insurance Group, Workers Credit Union, Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts, and UMass Memorial Health are among the Central Mass. organizations with recent hires and promotions.

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency will use the Bob Eisengrein Community Center in Devens as a temporary intake center for up to 60 unhoused families beginning in early December.