Worcester

A bakery equipment manufacturer, a licensed asbestos contractor, and a local golf course were assessed fines in mid-June by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for incidents in Central Massachusetts. 

Country Bank has opened a location on Grafton Street, marking the fourth banking center in Worcester for the Ware-based financial firm. 

The purchasers of the site are the operators of LaMei Hot Pot, a Chinese restaurant with locations in Brookline and Providence.

Siebels has informed the WCPA board of directors he is seeking to transition to a new role where he will focus on booking performances at the venue and the Francis R. Carroll Plaza in Federal Square. He will continue in the role until WCPA finds a successor.

Rise Bakery Co. is part of the portfolio of Olympus Partners, a private equity firm founded in 1988 and based in Stamford, Connecticut.

67 Degrees opened in 2020, just a month and a half before COVID-related shutdowns began.

The Worcester Business Journal will host its annual Energy Summit on Tuesday at Worcester’s DCU Center.

Garand replaces Ed Shea, who is retiring after 39 years with BofA, having spent 18 of those years as Worcester president.

While Massachusetts continues to struggle with the effects of the opioid epidemic, newly released data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health shows Worcester County experienced a 16% decrease in opioid-related overdose deaths between 2022 and 2023.

A New York nonprofit has donated $2.2 million to UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester to help fund gene therapy research on a rare and fatal genetic disorder largely impacting children and young adults.