Central Mass. South

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. 

Michael Agbortoko, Jr. founded Soxcessful in Worcester’s Midtown Mall last year, both as a space for creatives and a business linking clients up with manufacturers all over the world.

More than a dozen humanities-oriented organizations in Central Mass. will receive coronavirus relief through the federal CARES Act, Mass Humanities announced on Tuesday. According to the organization, which functions as the state-based affiliate for the National Endowment for the Humanities, $65,000 will be distributed across 13 different cultural institutions.

Savers Bank of Southbridge announced Wednesday it has named Rosemary Picard as the company’s new CEO and president, roles she officially assumed on May 11.