Professional Services

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.

Worcester nonprofit The Venture Forum and networking community VentureMeets have teamed up to put on a Dec. 8 event at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

The Reliant Medical Group Foundation has distributed $50,000 in grants to 18 nonprofits across Central Massachusetts in its latest round of giving, the foundation announced Wednesday.

A new federal rule extending greater workplace pay protections to home health and personal care workers is forcing homecare agencies to raise rates, re-think their business models, and could lead to consolidation across the industry, experts say.

A little more than a week into the open enrollment period, Massachusetts Health Connector Authority officials said the process of enrolling new customers in health plans has gone smoothly, unlike in years past.

Southborough-based Cidewalk has integrated its mobile advertising platform for small business clients with e-mail marketing services provider...

Lawyer Christopher Collins, who worked for Unum for 31 years, has joined Mirick O'Connell as the firm continues to grow its litigation team.

Rep. Nick Collins told his personal story of overcoming a stutter through years of speech therapy as...

GLEN MARTIN was promoted at Continental Woodcraft, a millwork subsidiary of BlueHive Strategic Environments of Worcester, to vice president. He was previously manufacturing manager for the company. Martin, who joined BlueHive in 2012, formerly worked for Iaccarino and Son Inc.

Founded 15 years ago by then Clark University doctoral student Andrew Schiller, Worcester big data firm Location, Inc. has become an industry authority in neighborhood search technology for 12 million people annually. It's also a leader in big data analytics for the insurance, real estate, retail and site selection industries.