Worcester

Worcester Academy has sold a building formerly used as the school’s alumni offices for $900,000 to a Boston-based corporation.

Legends Hospitality plans to purchase ASM Global, the company operating Worcester’s DCU Center. 

The City of Worcester has named Joe Robinson as director of veterans services, an office in the City’s Department of Health & Human Services. Robinson is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and will be the first Black man to hold the position in Worcester.

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission moved to re-appoint Ava Callender Concepcion as the agency’s active chair after a lengthy hour-and-a-half debate Thursday morning that initially sought to replace Concepcion as acting chair amid the uncertainty following the removal of Shannon O’Brien as leader of the CCC board.

Veterans Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Worcester, has been awarded a platinum level HIRE Vets Medallion Award from the U.S. Department of Labor for its support in recruiting, employing, and retaining military veteran employees.

The Worcester Business Journal will host a virtual Business Exit Strategy Forum on Wednesday, designed to help companies plan for the future and possible ownership transitions.

Family Health Center of Worcester, a federally qualified health center providing comprehensive medical services regardless of a patient’s ability to pay, has renamed its program for homeless individuals and families, following a remodeling of the homeless support program. 

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester will now require all medical students to complete a two-day training at the Veteran Affairs clinic operated by the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System.

Republicans will soon hold one-tenth of the seats in the Massachusetts Senate after Peter Durant of Spencer defeated Democrat Jonathan Zlotnik.

Worcester nonprofit African Community Education made public its $11 million fundraising campaign, which will be used to finance renovation of the organization’s new community center.