Greater Worcester

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In her role at the SMG-managed DCU Center, Amy Peterson oversaw the marketing for the $31-million renovation to the arena until its 2013 completion and now supervises all aspects of brand management for the 14,000-seat facility.

All but two of the acute-care hospitals in Central Massachusetts were profitable last year, pushing the overall margin for the region to fourth best out of the seven regions in the state.

The unemployment rate in Worcester continued a downward trend in July, according to the latest numbers from the state.

Coventry Associates has been awarded a $200,000 grant that the West Boylston startup will use to develop an industrial robot.

Worcester and Middlesex counties mostly followed a statewide trend of lower home sales in July with a continued increase in prices for condominiums, according to The Warren Group.

Auburn's Sheppard Envelope Mfg. Company is being included in an online history from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum.

Fidelity Bank has hired Brenda Woods as the bank's new Gardner branch manager and a vice president.

With electronic eyes set to take the place of toll plazas, Massachusetts transportation officials have proposed a tiered payment system that strongly favors those who obtain transponders from the state.

The Worcester Airport will have new runway lighting for enhanced safety thanks to a $1.4-million grant announced Monday from the Federal Aviation Administration.