MetroWest

Companies with new hires and promotions include Workplace Resource, MassHire Central Regional Workforce Board, Leominster Credit Union, and Bay State Savings Bank.

Central Mass. has been known for its historic mill buildings, classic three-decker houses, and local architectural icons like Union Station. But today, there’s room for new, contemporary designs in the region, as well as homages to what’s already there.

Dean College in Franklin announced in June two historic appointments to its leadership team. Kenneth Elmore will serve as the school’s 14th president and former Worcester city manager Edward Augustus will be the school’s first-ever chancellor.

The husband and wife who have owned O’Connor’s Restaurant & Bar since 1989, turning the eatery into a cornerstone of Worcester's Irish-American community, will sell the restaurant in August and retire.

The Worcester County Bar Association picked attorney Leonardo Angiulo as its new president-elect at its annual meeting on June 14. 

Ambri, a Marlborough company specializing in energy storage, announced Thursday that Earth & Wire of South Africa has placed an order for the company’s liquid metal battery system to serve a 300 megawatt alternative energy site in South Africa.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reimburse Dean College in Franklin more than $1.1 million for COVID-19 testing and disinfection between April and September 2021. 

The Saint-Gobain North America Foundation, the corporate foundation of Worcester manufacturer Saint-Gobain, said on Thursday it awarded $170,000 in funding to 21 Greater Worcester nonprofits. 

In another record-breaking month for the median home price in Massachusetts, several MetroWest towns and cities saw big year-over-year increases. 

Unemployment in the Framingham area ticked up slightly in May, but the rate remained more than a percentage point lower than it was in the same month last year.