Framingham

At the annual shareholder meeting for TJX Cos., Inc., investors in the Framingham-based retail parent company pressed for a litany of social policies the company could take for its employees, including a report on abortion rights and a paid sick leave policy for all employees of the company. 

The goal of this effort is to better the health of community members in 11 communities: Ashby, Ayer, Bolton, Groton, Harvard, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Shirley, and Townsend.

Framingham-based clean energy provider Ameresco announced the June 30 resignation of Thomas Murley from its board of directors, which will shrink as a result.

A Framingham-based digital marketing agency has been recognized for its work on several of its creative campaigns.

The National Science Foundation has awarded $2.9 million to Framingham State University, Worcester State University, and Bridgewater State University to create a national model to recruit, retain, and promote cohorts of faculty of color in the STEM fields.

Kristin Carvalho has joined MutualOne Bank as president, chief operating officer, and treasurer, the Framingham bank announced on Wednesday.

MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham has appointed a new chief nursing officer, Daniel Wright, who officially began his new role on Tuesday.

Eight nonprofit organizations across MetroWest have received grants totaling more than $1 million as part of the Cummings Foundation annual $25-million grant programs, which donated 140 grants to nonprofits across the eastern part of Massachusetts.

Framingham-based TJX Cos. announced in its first quarterly report for the fiscal year the full cost of its divestment from Familia, a Luxembourg-based retailer with considerable operations in Russia.

Framingham-based green energy company Ameresco has completed work on an energy and retrofitting project at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston.