Greater Worcester

Anna Maria College in Paxton said it has received a $1,500 from the Schwartz Charitable Foundation in Worcester to complete the purchase of new teaching software.

A for-profit Louisiana company plans to acquire the Home Staff company, the home care agency owned by Worcester-based Fallon Health and VNA Care Network.

With the help of a $1.5-million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment issued on Tuesday, Worcester early education nonprofit The Guild of St. Agnes will buy a 19,600-square-foot child care center.

Louisiana home health care provider Amedisys, Inc. next month will purchase a 40-year-Worcester home care agency from Fallon Health and VNA Care Network.

Worcester financial institution Rollstone Bank & Trust announced Tuesday the hiring of a new executive vice president and chief operating officer.

As part of Worcester Business Journal's expansion of its Business Leaders of the Year awards, the publication will honor the top innovators of the past year, recognizing those who hatch and develop ideas for public and private organizations.

For the first time in eight years, legislators on Beacon Hill will see an increase in their base salaries after Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday certified a pay raise of $2,515 for the 200 members of the House and Senate, bringing their base pay up to $62,547.

A Worcester Superior Court jury last week ordered UMass Memorial Medical Center to pay $250,000 in damages to the widow of a 78-year-old man who died after being admitted to the hospital eight years ago.

Cogmedix, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Westborough-based Coghlin Companies Inc., announced Tuesday it is nearly complete with a 5,000-square-foot expansion of its Worcester facility at 17 Briden St.

As part of its annual Business Leaders of the Year awards, Worcester Business Journal has created a new Hall of Fame designed to honor those in the Central Massachusetts community with a lifetime of achievement in their careers.