Assumption College

The latest hires, promotions and appointments throughout Central Massachusetts are gathered here.

United Bank has added Kevin Peterssen to its commercial lending team in Worcester.

The $10.5-million John and Diane Kim Autism Institute, opening next month, will house research, professional development and technology for the New England Center for Children, allowing it to continue to train its workforce, improve its technology and develop best practices.

For five years, Assumption Professor Thomas White has been publishing a quarterly economic index that helps inform the area's business community.

The Worcester economy has bounced back to a sluggish end to 2015 with a second strong quarter, with the area adding jobs and the unemployment rate dropping to 4.5 percent, according to the Worcester Economic Index (WEI).

As Uber continues its Central Massachusetts expansion, it has released the most requested locations in Worcester, with the city's colleges and bars rounding out the list.

Fallon Health CEO and President Richard Burke is one of three new members of the Assumption College Board of Trustees.

UMass Memorial Health Care has announced that Lisa Colombo will be the president of Clinton Hospital and Nicole Gagne will become president of Community Healthlink.

Assumption College announced Monday that it has secured a $1 million grant from the George I. Alden Trust of Worcester towards the college's new academic building that will house the business studies department.

Local schools are using accelerated degrees as a pull for new students and a way to give them an edge when entering the job market.