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Central Massachusetts professionals joined and were promoted at firms like Becker College, Abby's House, UniBank, Commerce Bank and Webster Five Cents Savings Bank.

Ten professionals got hired or promoted at places including Fallon Health, JM Coull and Fidelity Bank.

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With the help of a $1.5-million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment issued on Tuesday, Worcester early education nonprofit The Guild of St. Agnes will buy a 19,600-square-foot child care center.

All core state banking business will be funneled through People's United Bank for the first time, following a competitive bidding process, according to the office of State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg.

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

Worcester's new hockey team recently unveiled its name as the Worcester Railers and has now set its sites on corporate sponsorships.

APRIL A. PERRY was promoted to assistant vice president/consumer loan underwriting manager for Workers' Credit Union in Fitchburg. A 33-year veteran of the union, Perry most recently served as its consumer loan underwriting manager. Over the years, she helped lead the launch of loan software systems and also serves on the operations/technology steering committee. She lives in Leominster and has volunteered at Our Father's Table and at St. Joseph's Church, both in Fitchburg.

The United Bank Foundation of Massachusetts has approved a $150,000 grant to expand the Sister Caritas Cancer Center in West Springfield, the foundation announced Monday.

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