Greater Worcester

Fidelity Bank has named Barry Bliss its new vice president and chief commercial banking officer.

A new flavor of Polar Seltzer, touting the mystical origins of the 130-year-old Worcester company as its iconic logo undergoes a rebranding, is an April Fools' joke come a bit early.

Home sales continued their upward climb in February, with huge gains in Worcester County, but sales prices for single-family homes stumbled for the first time in nine months.

Reliant Medical Group has unveiled its newest ReadyMED urgent care location on Shrewsbury Street. The site will also house the healthcare system's adult and pediatric urgent care services, which are currently located on Plantation Street.

A Worcester contract researching company has been bought by a California company in a move officials say expands the presence and offerings of both companies.

Dr. David Shepro came to the Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer and Wellness Center two years ago after the system owned by Texas-based Tenet Healthcare opened the $23-million facility in 2013. He works directly with cancer patients and oversees the medical care at the center.

Knowing medical costs will grow right along with the number of elders, healthcare organizations are rallying by keeping more nursing-home-eligible seniors in their own homes with more integrated supports and streamlined resources, which – happily – coincides with seniors' wishes to stay in their homes.

Numerous area organizations are pooling resources and joining forces to combat youth obesity, which affects more than a third of local children and teenagers.

Construction at the Lakeway Commons site that will host a Whole Foods, offices and housing in Shrewsbury at the former site of Spag's retail sore is set to take place in May, as the developer continues to secure leases for the property.

Worcester's homegrown brewery is celebrating a massive growth in production in its first year at its Shrewsbury Street location, even as it prepares for a 50,000-square-foot expansion.