Southbridge

Leominster Credit Union, Reliant Medical Group and law firm Fletcher Tilton are among the firms announcing new hires and promotions.

Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester earned the highest grade by a hospital-safety ratings agency for the ninth straight time, and Heywood Hospital and Leonard Morse also earned A's.

The Baker administration and municipal officials across Massachusetts expect to hear from the federal government within 30 days about their newly-submitted request for approval of 138 zones where new federal tax incentives could be used to spark investment in rural and low-income communities.

Southbridge-based Harrington Hospital has opened a new outpatient behavioral health office in Putnam, Conn., the organization's first location outside of Massachusetts.

In the 1990s, there was retribution for the public health damage done by tobacco companies. Now, the pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution industry could be on track to settle another landmark public health lawsuit.

SCHOTT Lighting & Imaging in Southbridge has completed a $750,000 renovation of its offices and another $2-million investment planned over the next two years.

One local healthcare system is trying to stem opioid dependence and addiction through other pain relief options.

A settlement with the state Attorney General Maura Healey's office will see a Southbridge clinical laboratory pay more than $400,000 to resolve claims it billed MassHealth for unnecessary drug screens.

Southbridge cutting tool manufacturer Hyde Industrial Blade Solutions has installed 784 solar panels on its 170,000-square-foot building, and now the company gets 35 percent of its electricity needs from solar.

Workforce development is a common theme in manufacturing, and glass manufacturer SCHOTT is no different. The company is expanding but struggling to fill vacant positions.