Framingham

Students, faculty and staff wanting to participate in upcoming semesters must now be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at Worcester schools the College of the Holy Cross, Clark University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Framingham brewer Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers on Wednesday announced it will open a new, pop-up beer garden in Boston just in time for Memorial Day weekend.

James Waters, a Framingham resident and the founder of the $19-billion Milford laboratory equipment manufacturer Waters Corp., died on Monday at age 95, the company announced on Wednesday.

Framingham’s TJX Cos. reported a turnaround in the first quarter of the 2022 fiscal year, with a 129% increase in net sales to $10.1 billion, but the company’s stock was still down amid ongoing store closures.

Framingham life sciences analytics technology firm SCIEX has announced it will begin offering Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography instruments from Milford lab equipment maker Waters Corp., integrated with its own mass spectrometry systems.

Audio equipment manufacturer Bose, headquartered in Framingham, has announced new direct-to-consumer hearing aids that use an app to allow users to skip a doctor visit, hearing test or prescription.

Clean energy company Ameresco, of Framingham, has completed its first European wind project, in Greece.

Ameresco announced Tuesday it had profits of $11.2 million for the first quarter of the year, representing an 80% year-over-year increase compared to the first quarter of 2020.

Framingham biosurgical device manufacturer Arch Therapeutics, Inc., has named Michael Abrams its new chief financial officer.

The Framingham pharmaceutical firm Alzheon has partnered with the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences to develop a diagnostic assay to measure substances believed to be neurotoxic drivers of Alzheimer’s disease pathology.