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Newlywed Sean Kelly co-founded Solvus Global with Aaron Birt to research solutions to problems plaguing the business world, by spinning off companies addressing those specific needs.

Eastham’s Hometown Financial Group, Inc., parent company of Oxford’s bankHometown, and Randolph Bancorp, Inc. of Quincy have received regulatory approval for their proposed merger and announced Tuesday a target date of Oct. 7 for closing.

MassHire Central Region Workforce Board has signed a 10-year lease on a new 6,500-square-foot space in the Southbridge Innovation Center, according to a Monday press release by Southbridge Associates, which owns and operates the 1.2-million-square-foot business park.

Family-owned Worcester butcher and grocer D'Errico's Market has closed its Cambridge Street location after almost two years, according to the company's Facebook page.

Lundgren Equity Partners purchased two properties at the Southbridge Innovation Center, adding to the multi-million-dollar holdings the Auburn real estate investment and development already owned at the sprawling campus.

UMass Memorial Health-Harrington, in Southbridge, has launched a behavioral health emergency service pod.

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JENNIFER DiFRANCO has been named director of development at Worcester Academy, effective Aug. 1. DiFranco, a current...

U.S. News & World Report on Monday released its annual ranking, and several Central Massachusetts colleges and universities placed on both the main lists and its various sublists.

The Family Health Center of Worcester on Friday said it will close two locations in Southbridge, and a dental program in the Webster Public Schools, while laying off or furloughing about 10% of its staff.