Banking & Finance

Mary T. Dean took over CIO and senior vice president of Clinton Savings Bank earlier this year, heading up the technological operations for the community bank with six branches, two in-school branches and assets totaling $507 million.

Employers in Massachusetts appear to possess a "wait-and-see attitude" about the economy, with mixed economic signals fueling the ambivalence, according to Associated Industries of Massachusetts.

Clinton Savings Bank announced Friday that Mary Dean has been promoted to senior vice president and chief information officer for the bank with branches throughout Central Massachusetts.

The evolution of financing for renewable energy installations is shifting, as bank loans are becoming a more mainstream way to maximize savings on a solar array, offering more benefits than third-party leases.

Worcester's Thomas Bartholomew has been named to the Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisers list for 2016, a national collection of elite financial advisers.

Enterprise Bank of Lowell has acquired the former site of the burned down Columbia Hotel for $585,000 with plans to create a new banking center in Leominster.

The ongoing saga of the $6.3 billion acquisition of Office Depot by Staples took an unexpected, and profitable, turn for Staples and its shareholders when the judge presiding over the lawsuit the Federal Trade Commission has taken out against the Framingham office supply store criticized the FTC's handling of a key witness.

Fidelity Bank has named Barry Bliss its new vice president and chief commercial banking officer.

The new dean of WPI's business school has focused on WPI's strengths of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and sought to ensure every WPI student leaves school with some degree of business education.

Local startups, colleges and the state's video game industry organization have fostered a vibrant game development culture in Worcester and are working toward accelerating it.