Lou Brady took as president and CEO of Family Health Center of Worcester on April, replacing Frances Anthes, who helmed public service agency for 22 years.
Friendly's is closing its Holden and Framingham restaurants among 23 corporate-owned locations across the Northeast, leaving seven stores in Central Massachusetts.
Five Central Massachusetts businesses, including two in Worcester and one in Shrewsbury, are among the U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Week honorees for Massachusetts.
Worcester Regional Airport has an economic impact of $97 million, according to a study released last month by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.