Greater Worcester

Paul D. Gilbody, the president and CEO of Leominster Credit Union, has resigned less than six months after taking the job, the credit union announced.

Anna Maria College in Paxton announced that its president, Jack P. Calareso, has signed an extended contract extension that will keep him on the job for an additional five years.

A Knoxville, Tenn.-based Verizon Wireless franchise will open in the former location of office furniture company P.W. Sherman Inc. in Worcester.

Developer David Nunes was one of several aspiring casino developers to pay a $400,000 application fee to the state just before Tuesday's 5 p.m. deadline, according to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.

The elements are in place for a good year for the United States economy, according to panelists who addressed a group of about 250 this morning at the Worcester Business Journal's annual Economic Forecast Breakfast at the Beechwood Hotel in Worcester.

The Worcester Art Museum is one of two in the world to receive a grant from The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) Museum Restoration Fund of the Netherlands this year.

Bridge Energy Group, a Marlborough firm focused on utility business consulting and system integration, announced it has been chosen by National Grid as the project leader for the utility's smart grid pilot in Worcester.

After expanding its operations in Rhode Island via merger, Connecticut accounting firm BlumShapiro plans to strengthen its foothold throughout New England, focusing next on more offices in Massachusetts, including Worcester.

With the application deadline on Tuesday, the state gaming commission is waiting for 11th-hour applications for up to four gambling sites throughout Massachusetts that were permitted under the 2011 gaming expansion law.

Gov. Deval Patrick's transportation financing plan would pump $13 billion in capital investments over the next 10 years into the state's infrastructure, highway and public transit systems, relying on a smorgasbord of reforms and controversial revenue options to make it happen.