Central Mass. South

The team behind a would-be $25 million equine center off Route 84 in Sturbridge, which would facilitate horse racing and other community events, is working to push the proposed project forward.

The Rose Room Cafe & Tonic Bar, a Webster restaurant known for its locally sourced cuisine, announced on Tuesday via a social media post it will expand to a second location, with a new restaurant called Andy’s Neighborhood Canteen.

Jean McDonough, revered local philanthropist and one half of the duo that grew the Spencer-based adhesive coating manufacturer FLEXcon into the global name it is today, died in her home on Sunday morning at the age of 93, according to her obituary.

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester has named Geraldo Maldonado, an adjunct faculty member and alumnus, as site leader for the school’s Southbridge location, which relocated to Southbridge High School last summer.

Charlton-based AMCOMM Wireless, which at times operated stores across Central Massachusetts, has sold its remaining five stores to BeMobile, a Verizon-authorized cell phone retailer based in North Dakota, the local business announced on Wednesday.

Oxford laser manufacturer IPG Photonics reported a second quarter profit of $69.8 million in a report released on Tuesday.

Nichols College in Dudley has named Jean Beaupre, faculty advisor to the school's Institute for Women's Leadership and associate professor of communication and marketing, as associate dean for academic affairs.

Swissturn/USA, an Oxford-based Swiss screw machine manufacturer, has appointed Rick Laviolette as its new president.

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When students return to campus at Nichols College this fall, they will be greeted by a new face: Glenn Sulmasy, who began his term July 1 as president of the institution in Dudley.