Central Mass. South

Seattle online retailer Amazon is closing its Milford facility at 8 Industrial Road, along with four other Massachusetts facilities in Dedham, Everett, Randolph, and Mansfield, according to a statement by Amazon spokesperson Caitlin McLaughlin, received by WBJ on Friday.

When Shacey Petrovic stepped down as CEO of Acton medical-device company Insulet in May for personal reasons, she left Central Massachusetts without a single public company headquartered here, traded on NASDAQ or New York Stock Exchange, with a woman as CEO.

Central Massachusetts is brimming with young talent, as scores of people have achieved much in a relatively short period of time, while scores more have the potential to do great things.

Among the companies with recent hires and promotions are MAPFRE USA, Central One Federal Credit Union, Country Bank, and Rollstone Bank & Trust.

Product lines created by IPG Photonics have been acquired by a California company in an all-cash transaction. 

Gardner-based Care Central VNA & Hospice, Inc. has named Kristin Mattson to the new position of chief clinical and development officer.

Profits at IPG Photonics fell by 18% in the second quarter, and the Oxford fiber lasers manufacturer said it is launching a new, $300 million stock repurchase program. 

Communities in Worcester County and neighboring MetroWest communities received $3.4 million in grants from the Massachusetts Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Program for improvements benefitting pedestrians, cyclists, and riders of public transportation.

Aquarion Water Co., a subsidiary of Eversource Energy of Boston, will pay a penalty of $13,500 for violating drinking water regulations in the Town of Oxford, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said on Tuesday.

Five affordable and low-income housing projects in Framingham, Stow, Webster, Westminster, and Worcester will take part of $50 million in direct funding and $90 million in in state and federal tax credits announced by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development announced on Tuesday.