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Education

Framingham State joins colleges planning typical fall

Framingham State University is the latest Central Massachusetts college to plan a generally typical fall semester after the coronavirus pandemic upended this school year.

Economy

Fitchburg, Worcester granted $120K for business support

Fitchburg and Worcester have each received $60,000 in state funds to help with small-business grants meant to aid overcoming the coronavirus pandemic.

Arts & Entertainment

Marlborough, Bellingham Regal Theatres reopening in April

The Regal Theatres at the Solomon Pond Mall in Marlborough and the Charles River Center in Bellingham are slated to open as soon as April 9.

Health Care

UMass Memorial Health Care gets employee FitBit program

Employees at UMass Memorial Health Care, the largest employer in Central Massachusetts, will be able to participate in a new state program aimed at keeping workers healthy.

Health Care

Spectrum Health partners on digital addiction recovery product

Spectrum Health Systems is working with Tufts Health Plan and a Boston health technology company to provide new ways for people to kick addiction.

Banking & Finance

Central One Federal Credit Union expanding membership region

Central One Federal Credit Union of Shrewsbury is broadening the geographic area in which residents and workers...

Real Estate

Trust pays $5M for manufacturer’s Holliston site

A realty trust has paid $5.1 million for a 4-acre industrial site in Holliston with a building hosting the manufacturer Pagell Corp.

Real Estate

Construction firm sells 27-acre Westborough industrial site for $5M

An Acton construction firm has sold an industrial site in Westborough spanning 27 acres and including a 36,000-square-foot warehouse, for $5 million to a Wyoming firm.

Thought Leadership