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HMEA and Stowe & Degon are among the five Worcester-area companies announcing recent hires and promotions.

Volturno Pizza Napoletana has opened its second location, in Framingham just across Route 9 from Framingham State University.

Several Central Massachusetts colleges landed in the upper third of a U.S. News and World Report ranking of best colleges in the country.

After nearly a year of negotiations, the Danforth Art Museum and Framingham State University have agreed to a merger.

Framingham State University announced it will extend its bachelor's degree program in American Sign Language so students can complete all four years at FSU.

Three college presidents in Central Massachusetts signed onto a letter pledging their continued support to the provisions laid out in the Paris climate agreement.

In March, Worcester State University announced it will no longer require undergraduate applicants to submit standardized test scores as a requirement for admission.

Framingham State University and Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner have received a share of $39 million in life science funding from the state announced Thursday.

Holliston sensors manufacturer Nanmac Corp. was purchased in 2014 by the Patriot Worldwide, also based in Holliston. Since the acquisition, the company has been selling its products to the likes of Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Saint-Gobain, trying to grow its market share for temperature-sensing devices.

Eleven people in Central Massachusetts have found new positions, including at Fidelity Bank, TechSandBox, the Idea Agency and the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce.