Greater Worcester

The Worcester County Horticultural Society has hired Suzanne Maas to serve as the interim CEO of the Boylston-based nonprofit that operates out of the Tower Hill Botanic Garden.

Behavioral Concepts, Inc., an autism assistance provider with a center in Worcester, has made several recent long-term workforce investments in an effort to keep up with increasing demand.

MassDevelopment has issued a $28 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Washington Heights Preservation Limited Partnership to buy and renovate a 404-unit multi-family housing apartment complex known as Washington Heights.

In an effort to close the gender gap in computer science and technology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute partnered with Girls Who Code and created a $100,000 scholarship program.

The Hanover Insurance Group announced Monday morning Joseph M. Zubretsky will take over as president and CEO beginning in June.

Westborough's Global Partners LP has retained a Chicago firm to sell 86 convenience stores in Massachusetts and six other states.

The Worcester trade show exhibit creator BlueHive Strategic Environments announced Thursday that Leonard Metcalf has been promoted to senior vice president.

The economy of the Worcester area showed growth in the first quarter of 2016, according to the Worcester Economic Index (WEI).

Worcester entrepreneur Steven Rothschild has announced that he will build a 16,800-square-foot manufacturing hub called the Armory Business Center in the South Worcester Industrial Park that will cater to the region's small manufacturers.

A new office space concept centralizing workspace amenities for small businesses will open this fall in Shrewsbury at the former location of Flagship Bank.