Central Mass. South

One of the nation's oldest operating taverns is undergoing a major renovation in West Brookfield, part of an effort to revitalize the town center.

North Brookfield Savings Bank said it was to have completed its merger Sunday with Ware-based FamilyFirst Bank.

Boston-based renewable energy company First Wind said Wednesday that a solar project in Millbury, which will provide power to University of Massachusetts campuses in Worcester and Lowell, is complete and commercial operations have begun.

The former Worcester Regional Flight Academy (WRFA) has moved from the Worcester Regional Airport to the Southbridge Municipal Airport, and changed its name to AeroVenture Insitute (AVI), the organization announced this week.

Fitchburg, Worcester and Webster are among cities and towns receiving principal forgiveness grants for water infrastructure loans from the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust (MWPAT), which is expected to free up capital for other city infrastructure improvements.

Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) received a $2 million grant Monday from the state to help create a new advanced manufacturing center in Southbridge.

The Patrick administration has levied a Charlton firm with $27,464 in fines and unpaid compliance fees for allegedly violating air quality and hazardous waste requirements as its facility expanded.

Fiber-laser maker IPG Photonics of Oxford reported first-quarter revenue growth of 20 percent and profit growth of 15 percent, the company announced today.

Venmill Industries purchased a 28,160-square-foot industrial building in Oxford on April 11 for $1.25 million, according to deed records.

Oxford’s proposed acquisition of the town’s privately owned water system could save local businesses money. But it...