Central Mass. South

The owners of Indian Ranch in Webster have donated more than $200,000 toward the building of a new emergency department at Harrington HealthCare's Webster facility, the health care system announced.

Spencer-based FLEXcon has begun selling a mountable vinyl product that turns walls into chalkboards, the company announced Wednesday.

Eight public high schools in Central Massachusetts received a combined $685,000 to purchase life sciences training equipment and supplies, the Patrick administration and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) announced today.

Harrington Hospital in Southbridge was named a 2013 “Top Hospital” by The Leapfrog Group, making it one of seven in Massachusetts, and the only one in Central Massachusetts, to win that designation.

By a two-to-one margin, fans voted to name Worcester's new baseball team the Bravehearts.

Virginia-based Washington Gas Energy Systems unveiled its fourth Central Massachusetts solar array at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Brookfield on Nov. 1, marking the start of a 20-year power purchasing agreement between Washington Gas and the town.

IPG Photonics of Oxford said it brought in record revenue for the third quarter, driven by a 19-percent increase in sales for materials processing applications, the core of the fiber laser manufacturer's business.

The Patrick administration has awarded more than $240,000 in grants to Central Massachusetts communities to boost composting, recycling and waste reduction.

Three of the least safe Bay State hospitals are located in Central Massachusetts, according to a report compiled Wednesday by a nonprofit.

A Southbridge office equipment company said it has bought the town's former public works building and plans to move into it in five months after remodeling the site.