Acton

The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development has awarded $558,134 to four Central Mass. housing authorities to support the Family Self-Sufficiency Program. 

Acton-based Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc. has partnered with Tokyo-based Toray Industries to develop a minimally-invasive, point-of-care test for COVID-19 patients to assess progression of the disease.

The Discovery Museum in Acton has added two new board members, one with a specialty in engineering and the other in organic chemistry.

Restaurants are bringing in far less money for food and drink during the coronavirus pandemic – and it’s showing both the hit the industry has taken this year as well as the financial toll declining tax revenue will have on cities and towns.

Acton medical device company Insulet has reported a 1,350% increase in profits in its third quarter, compared to the same time period last year, logging $11.6 million in profits compared to $0.8 million during the same time period last year. 

Acton medical device company Insulet has named Howard University President Dr. Wayne Frederick to its board of directors, the company announced on Tuesday.

The unemployment rate in the Worcester area improved to 10.3% in August, down from 14.9% a month earlier, according to new data Wednesday from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

People are on the move at Blackstone Valley Education Hub, bankHometown, College of the Holy Cross and more.

Calare Properties, a Framingham developer, is planning a 120,000-square-foot industrial building in Acton at the former home of video technology firm SeaChange International.

MassDevelopment and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources announced last week financing is now available for funding energy improvements on commercial, industrial and multi-family buildings, as well as buildings owned by nonprofits.