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An unusually large share of coronavirus deaths in Worcester County — nearly four out of five — have taken place in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes, according to state data.

The Worcester Business Journal asked area architects and preservation advocates: If you were mapping out an architectural tour of Central Massachusetts, which buildings would you include and why?

Central Massachusetts organizations making hires and promotions recently include Cornerstone Bank, Rollstone Bank & Trust, UMass Memorial Health Care and Covectra.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it assessed a $8,400 fine against a Rutland construction company working on the 88-unit residential housing project called Greenwood II in Holden.

Following her sister’s death from ALS in 2015, Katie Benison-Camell decided to start a foundation to provide relief for families fighting the disease. The foundation has grown every year and will host its inaugural gala on April 3.

Check out the latest promotions and hires in Central Massachusetts.

Students starting classes Tuesday at Anna Maria College will come upon the first renovations to the school's campus center in decades.

Opportunity zones are an economic development tool, designed to spur development and job creation in distressed communities by providing tax incentives.

Check out which professionals are on the move in Central Mass.

Friendly's is closing its Holden and Framingham restaurants among 23 corporate-owned locations across the Northeast, leaving seven stores in Central Massachusetts.