Central Mass. South

ELIZABETH SMALL is now general counsel at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. She most...

When Q&A last spoke in April with Michael Lussier – who has led Webster First since 1990 – the credit union had just announced its planned purchase of Boston-based Industrial Credit Union.

Google any service business and oftentimes the first thing that pops up on the side of the webpage is its ratings. That makes it possible to make a judgment about a business without visiting its website.

Auburn-based Braman Termite and Pest Elimination teamed up with Anton's Cleaners to collect winter coats for children....

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.

Webster First Federal Credit Union has issued a $20,000 donation to support construction of Southbridge-based Harrington HealthCare's new psychiatric unit in Webster, Harrington announced.

MARIE ANGELINI, LISA M. CARROLL, LINDA S. LARRIVEE, CAROLYN J. STEMPER and THOMAS J. SULLIVAN will serve...

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed their incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office between October...

Christine Tieri founded the advertising agency smith&jones in 1994 in Worcester and operated under that brand for 21 years, mostly out of a building Tieri owned at 76 Main St. in Sturbridge. On Sept. 1, the company moved into a new, more open space at 420 Main St. in Sturbridge, under the new brand Idea Agency, Inc. to symbolize its shift toward an integrated brand development company.

Community banks -- striving to compete against multi-billion conglomerates while maintaining their strong local ties -- are taking a creative approach to combine their power while retaining their identities.