Central Mass. South

Worcester social services nonprofit Ascentria Care Alliance received a $57-million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment Finance Agency for renovations at its West Brookfield and Worcester care centers.

At a special town meeting Monday night, Charlton voters overwhelmingly approved a tax-increment-financing agreement for Amazon to construct a distribution center, Town Administrator Andrew Golas confirmed on Tuesday.

The number of Worcester residents who died of opioid-related overdoses rose from 81 in 2019 to 103 in 2020, according to new data released Wednesday by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health

The owner of upscale Webster restaurant Stave & Still is planning to open a southern-style restaurant and bar in Dudley by the end of November.

The Webster Planning Board is set to discuss odor complaints at a 104,000-square-foot cannabis cultivation facility operated by Wakefield-based Curaleaf Massachusetts, Inc. at its next meeting on Nov. 29.

People are on the move at Charles River Bank, Training Resources of America, Inc., Bowditch & Dewey, and more.

Construction of a $23-million, 48-unit affordable housing project in Southbridge commenced Thursday, according to a press release from Boston developer WinnCompanies.

Following the Oct. 22 death of Founder, Chairman, and former CEO Valentin Gapontsev, laser manufacturer IPG Photonics of Oxford has named longtime board member, and its lead independent director, John Peeler as the new chairman of the board.

Oxford laser manufacturer IPG Photonics reported a 112% increase in profits in the company’s third quarter, according to an earnings report released Tuesday. 

Second Chance Animal Services, a nonprofit veterinary hospital based in East Brookfield, will officially open a new location in Southbridge on Thursday, according to a Monday press release from the organization.