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North Brookfield Savings Bank has named Marco Bernasconi, an executive at Connecticut financial technology company COCC, as its next president and CEO, the bank announced on Friday.

The Daniel brothers, and their head brewer Jonas Noble, spoke with WBJ about why the more rural parts of Massachusetts have proven a good place to do business, expansion in the time of coronavirus, as well as the return of their pre-packaged beer options.

Cornerstone Bank, headquartered in Southbridge, announced on Monday it has promoted its senior vice president of human resources, Maria Salvatore, to chief culture officer.

People are on the move at Worcester Art Museum, Spectrum Health System, Open Sky Community services and more.

Five years ago, WBJ created its Hall of Fame in order to honor the lifetime achievements of those professionals who have significantly improved the Central Massachusetts economy and community. With the induction this year of the Class of 2021, the WBJ Hall of Fame has grown to 17 members

Curaleaf, a cannabis company headquartered in Wakefield with a dispensary in Oxford, is officially moving into the European market.

A $5-million unrestricted bequest to Old Sturbridge Village is officially the largest single gift in the museum’s history, the Sturbridge organization announced Wednesday.

Six Central Massachusetts communities earned a total of seven state grants announced late Thursday aimed at improving urban neighborhoods.

Fallon Health received 300 doses of Moderna's vaccine and by Friday it expects each of the 1,200 or so participants in its Summit ElderCare program will have received at least the first of the required two doses, either from Fallon's efforts or at other vaccination sites.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced Monday its award of $725,418 in Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program grants for five cities in Central Massachusetts to take initiative on challenges during the winter months.