The Marlborough Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has launched the Marlborough Area Community Loan Fund aimed at supporting local economic development through lending to small businesses.
Hudson-based Avidia Bank has partnered with a Boston-based solar company to provide loans to consumers who want to install rooftop solar on their homes.
HEIDI M. LANDERS and REBECCA LYNCH were hired by Worcester social service agency The Bridge of Central Massachusetts. Landers is director of nursing. A resident of Barre, she is a graduate of Worcester State University, with a bachelor's degree in nursing and earned a master's degree in healthcare administration from Salem State University. Lynch was named director of development and marketing. Before joining The Bridge, she worked for Natick Visiting Nurse Association and The Price Center in Newton. Lynch has a bachelor's degree from Occidental College in Los Angeles, Calif., and a master's degree from Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, Calif., both in English.
Seven banks that do business in Central Massachusetts are asking a federal court to halt efforts by city officials in Worcester and Lynn to impose a foreclosure-avoidance program.
After six years in its West Main Street location, Avidia Bank has sold the historic Westborough building to Westborough TV, which offers local public access programming to the town, the companies announced in a joint statement.