Marlborough

Marlborough medical device firm Hologic has won regulatory approval to treat infections the company says impact an estimated 21 million women a year.

Three companies have completed Garden Remedies' Catalyst Mentorship Program.

Marlborough cardiac device firm CardioFocus has completed a $55-million round of financing intended to accelerate the commercial introduction of a new generation of its flagship product. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first two tests to detect certain sexually transmitted infections outside of the genitals, and one of those tests belongs to Marlborough medical device maker Hologic. 

Boston Scientific has begun a trial to compare the safety and effectiveness of the next generation of one of its flagship atrial fibrillation devices.

Dressbarn is the latest retail casualty, and the company's seven Central Massachusetts locations will add to the latest storefronts to close across the area.

Hologic CEO Steve MacMillan was the fifth-highest-paid CEO among the country's largest public companies, according to the latest annual analysis by The Wall Street Journal.

VERC Enterprises, a convenience and gasoline station operator headquartered in Duxbury, has acquired a new station in Westminster.

Hospitals in Worcester, Clinton, Framingham, Gardner and Milford have received the highest patient safety ratings in the newest report from a nonprofit hospital group.

The MetroWest Regional Transit Authority is adding a shuttle between Marlborough and the Riverside Green Line station on the Green Line, and a shuttle for Natick software firm MathWorks.