Nonprofits

A former director at Venture Community Services has been sentenced to two years in prison for embezzling approximately $366,477.

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts in Worcester has committed nearly half a million dollars to addressing chronic illness and food insecurity in the region, partnering with Community Servings, a Jamaica Plain-based nonprofit, to create a novel grocery-delivery program.

A Clinton fitness center has received a $32,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. to cover some of its startup expenses.

Worcester Community Action Council has named Kristen Lemire as the anti-poverty nonprofit’s new board chair.

Even though it’s always been centered around the idea of economic and community excellence, Worcester Business Journal’s Business Leader of the Year award has evolved over the years.

Professionals at Fletcher Tilton, ERA Key Realty Services, and Clinton Savings Bank are taking on new opportunities in their careers.

Central Massachusetts community leaders, business owners, and patients are sounding alarm bells over the calamitous effects of the Trump Administration's proposed NIH and Medicaid funding.

The Heart of New England Council, Scouting America, the Rutland-based council serving Scouting America throughout Central Massachusetts, has named Jason Pigg as its new scout executive and CEO, effective March 1. 

New England Futbol Club, a Mendon-based soccer organization, is launching a men’s soccer team starting play this spring.

A veteran employee of the former Brooks-MacMannis Florist and Greenhouse in Athol has purchased her long-time employer.