Central Mass. South

Southbridge Credit Union announced Wednesday it has made Kate Alexander its permanent CEO after appointing her to the role on an interim basis in December.

Fiske Hill Plaza, a small Strubridge commercial plaza that once housed a karate center, has sold for $750,000.

The Wound Care Center at Harrington has received an award for excellence from Healogics Inc.

Central Mass. addiction treatment providers have a difficult time finding financial solvency when providing services to MassHealth patients.

Commerce Bank announced Friday a new assistant vice president in Shana Hazen, a Becker College graduate.

The local, national and global economies will likely see accelerated growth in 2017, assuming they work through the uncertainties created by shifting federal policies, according to an economist speaking at an event in Worcester.

Worcester-based Reliant Medical Group has hired Dr. Eric Lupoli to its Department of Internal Medicine in Spencer.

Emmy award-winning comedian Paula Poundstone will perform a comedy show on April 1 in Southbridge.

A pothole-repair tracking program being expanded statewide shows Department of Transportation crews repaired at least 520 potholes on the MassPike in Central and Western Massachusetts since January 2016.

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