Milford

A local businessman has donated $5 million to renovate Milford Regional Medical Center's emergency department and intensive care unit, the largest gift in the history of the health care facility.

Voters in East Boston and Palmer rejected casino proposals pushed by developers who hoped to build resorts at Suffolk Downs and in a wooded area off the Massachusetts Turnpike.

Three of the least safe Bay State hospitals are located in Central Massachusetts, according to a report compiled Wednesday by a nonprofit.

Milford-based Waters Corp. reported a slight decline in profits Tuesday and missed analysts' estimates for revenue and earnings-per-share growth.

A redacted version of the report that torpedoed Caesars Entertainment's plans for an East Boston casino at the Suffolk Downs horse track will be made available to the public when it is completed, likely Wednesday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission said over the weekend.

After nearly 10 years on the job, the president and CEO of the Milford Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) will leave the post at the end of this year. A statement from the chamber said its board recently accepted the resignation of Barry Feingold, who is returning to Peru to take a job as a vice president of Bevintel, an international hospitality profit management firm.

Waters Corp. unveiled a device that week that the Milford-based company said would remove barriers to accessing molecular chemical data.

After selling its hemophilia drug program to an Illinois company earlier this year, French pharmaceutical company Ipsen has announced it will relocate its U.S. research and development activities to Cambridge in 2014.

Life sciences manufacturer SeraCare Life sciences of Milford said it has expanded its research and development facilities at its headquarters, driven by new manufacturing opportunities it's undertaking with partners, the company said.

PLC Systems of Milford raised $1.75 million through the sale of or purchase warrants for more than 58 million shares.