Central Mass. South

On a seven-acre plot of land in Devens, a Winchester-based behavioral health consulting company is in midst...

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed Incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from Aug. 17-31. Listed below are the corporate name, address, ZIP & president.

An important new study by the Leapfrog Group shows that more than 60 percent of the reporting hospitals have excessive rates of Cesareans, or C-sections. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Cesarean birth has increased greatly since it was first measured in the '60s, and today, one in three women have C-sections.

As Worcester strives to grow its business base with new hotels, an expanding medical industry and courting startups, the city continues to rely upon long-time businesses, many of which started here and continue to make the region their home.

Webster First Federal Credit Union committed $50,000 in scholarships to members over next five years, a continuation of the John J. Campana Scholarship program.

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.

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.

Harrington HealthCare System has received a $10,000 donation from Southbridge-based Savers Bank that officials say will help the organization fund expansion of behavioral health services at its Hubbard Hospital campus in Webster.

A long-standing auto dealership in Dudley, Tri-State Toyota, will become McGee Toyota of Dudley as the community's only new car dealership cleared its final hurdle towards a sale Monday night.

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.