Central Mass. South

Melody L. Beach Consulting Group, a human resources services company in Southbridge, announced it has acquired Dube Consulting of Newport, N.C. in a sale closed on Friday. 

Nichols College, which expects to welcome students for the fall semester starting Aug. 26, said Friday it will provide free regular coronavirus testing for students, faculty and staff.

Harrington Hospital's Southbridge and Webster campuses have been recognized for their stroke care by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Hospitals across Massachusetts showed significant financial losses in the first quarter of the year, capturing a time mostly before the coronavirus pandemic hit in full force, according to new state data released Thursday.

Companies with new hires and promotions include UniBank, Vision Advertising, Westfield State University and Bay State Savings Bank, among others.

All visitors will be welcome to come back to Old Sturbridge Village beginning Saturday, President and CEO Jim Donahue announced in a June 11 letter posted to the museum’s website.

In the wake of the economic slowdown surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts had the fewest single-family home sales in the month of May since 2011, including a 30.6% drop in sales in Worcester city, according to a new report.

Nichols College in Dudley will resume on-campus classes beginning Aug. 26, the school announced on Tuesday, joining an increasing number of Central Massachusetts colleges and universities planning to do the same.

Companies with new hires and promotions include ERA Key Realty Services, bankHometown, Clinton Savings Bank, The Junior League of Worcester, AdCare Hospital in Worcester and more.

Worcester County reported 80 new coronavirus cases between Friday and Sunday as its death toll reached 900, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.