Natick

In a flash this spring, Reliant Medical Group in Worcester was suddenly using video and phone technology to have patients meet with health providers for about a quarter of the visits that used to take place in person.

This week is marking a major milestone in a return toward normalcy for the Massachusetts economy as major shopping malls reopen.

The Worcester Business Journal asked area architects and preservation advocates: If you were mapping out an architectural tour of Central Massachusetts, which buildings would you include and why?

Natick software company Mathworks has donated $1 million to The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Combating COVID-19 Fund.

Neiman Marcus, which has a location in Natick, announced Thursday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as the impacts of the coronavirus-stunted economy begin to materialize.

Companies like Worcester Fitness, Centage Corp., Anna Maria College and Clinton Savings Bank all have had recent hires and promotions.

Natick-based Middlesex Savings Bank will distribute $1 million to local nonprofit organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the company announced in a press release.

Allurion Technologies, a Natick company developing a weight-loss balloon for the American market, chose World Obesity Day on Wednesday to announce an ambitious goal: treating 40,000 people by the end of the year.

Kelly's Roast Beef, a landmark North Shore eatery, is planning Worcester and Natick locations in the next two years as part of an expansion across New England.

MassEcon, the Family Health Center of Worcester, the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, Reliant Medical Group, the Mass. Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and Central One Federal Credit Union all saw personnel moves.