Banking & Finance

Highlighted by its collaboration with the Worcester Regional Research Bureau on the legacy of redlining in the city, Worcester Business Journal took home eight awards at New England Newspaper & Press Association’s 2023 New England Better Newspaper Competition on Saturday.

The Gardner location, based at 55 Lake St., was first opened in 1924 as the firm’s first office in New England.

The Senate plans votes on Thursday on bills seeking to improve the fairness of debt collection practices, and to make clear that no one can be imprisoned for debt

John Perten, an attorney from Boston-based law firm Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green, which represented Chiller in the case, declined to disclose details of the settlement to WBJ.

Acton medical device manufacturer Insulet has hired Ana Maria Chadwick as its new CFO. She will be the highest-ranked female executive at Insulet, which for three years was the only public company in Central Massachusetts with a woman as CEO.

It's tax season, and if you had somehow forgotten the conclusion to a 20-month storyline that began under former Gov. Charlie Baker, a brand-new ad should refresh the memory. 

Central Massachusetts professionals are being hired and promoted at organizations like ERA Key Realty Services, Fidelity Bank, and Rollstone Bank & Trust.

The 3.91-acre lot has been re-listed for sale with an asking price of $5.25 million.

Cornerstone Bank has opened a location on Main Street in Shrewsbury, marking the 11th branch for the Worcester-based financial firm.

The L.S. Starrett Co., a publicly traded tool manufacturing company founded 144 years ago, plans to merge with a private equity firm and become a privately-held company.