Banking & Finance

After a career in education administration in two states, Michael Welch became the CEO of Whitinsville-based UniBank for Savings July 15, starting in a new industry and moving back closer to home.

Five states so far this year have passed new laws aimed at protecting student loan borrowers, with three more "steps away" from doing so and similar bills filed in a handful of others, including Massachusetts.

Worcester wealth management firm Bartholomew & Co. has acquired Auburn financial planning firm Newton Financial. 

The former headmaster of St. John’s High School has been named the new CEO of Whitinsville-based UniBank, and the former interim president will step into the permanent role. 

Avidia Bank, headquartered in Hudson, is renovating its Main Street location into a full-time corporate office center and moving those branch operations to its financial center just down the street. 

Check out the 17 movers and shakers landing new jobs in Central Mass.

Marlborough biotech manufacturer ReWalk Robotics’ stock skyrocketed Wednesday, rising more than 180% after the company announced FDA clearance of one of ReWalk's main products.

In September, GFA became the first – and remains the only – financial institution to offer banking services to the legal marijuana industry.

Worcester Magazine's editorial staff is down to just one reporter, the Telegram & Gazette lost six positions and hundreds of other journalists, photographers and hundreds of other employees working for newspaper giant GateHouse Media are jobless after a round of cuts.

When compared to other legal marijuana states, Massachusetts is far behind.