North Brookfield Savings Bank has named Mark Drew, most recently of Stoneham Bank, as its new senior vice president and chief commercial lending officer, within the bank’s commercial lending department, the company announced Thursday.
North Brookfield Savings Bank has named Marco Bernasconi, an executive at Connecticut financial technology company COCC, as its next president and CEO, the bank announced on Friday.
Former WBJ Editorial Intern Devina Bhalla and News Editor Grant Welker discuss Bhalla's two-month deep-dive into slavery's history and legacy into the Central Massachusetts economy in this episode of the WBJ Podcast.
The modern Massachusetts economy has been growing for 400 years, since settlers first landed in Plymouth in 1620. And for 245 of those 400 years – more than 60% – the Massachusetts economy was tied to the legal institution of slavery.
MassDevelopment on Wednesday announced $86,415 in Commonwealth Places grants, aimed at boosting local economic recovery in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
Joining the WBJ Podcast are two of this year's winners: Kate Marquis from her company Lilac & Oak in North Brookfield, and Abed Hamid from Charlton manufacturer KARL STORZ Endovision.