Framingham

Unemployment rates across Central Massachusetts remained virtually unchanged from July to August, continuing the summer’s trend of low unemployment across the region, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on Tuesday by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

The College of the Holy Cross and all three of the Central Massachusetts state universities gained in the U.S. News and World Report rankings released Monday, while Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Clark University fell.

Framingham-based Alzheon, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical research and development firm, on Wednesday reported statistically significant results in brain preservation from a phase two trial of an early Alzheimer's disease drug.

Massachusetts snagged an additional $80 million in Federal Highway Administration money, the Healey administration announced, as part of a redistribution of funds that occurs annually.

Arch Therapeutics, a Framingham-based company specializing in wound care and biosurgical products, raised $2.6 million in bridge funding ahead of an intended uplisting of company stock.

People are on the move at Milford Regional Medical Center, Mirick O'Connell, and MutualOne Bank.

Ameresco, a clean energy company based in Framingham, closed on a $300-million loan to fund development and construction on its for clean energy projects. The loan is through HASI, a Maryland climate-positive investment firm.

Retail real estate giant Kimco Realty Corp. of Jericho, New York, which owns Waverly Plaza in Framingham and Mill Street Plaza in Worcester, plans to acquire Northborough Crossing owner RPT Realty of New York City.

Unemployment rates rose slightly in July, but remained low across Central Massachusetts, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on Tuesday by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

Companies are sounding the alarm on the state’s inconsistent product safety testing standards.