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Marlborough battery-technology firm Ambri will lay off 105 workers, 89 residing in Massachusetts, unless it can raise sufficient funding on or before Nov. 13.

UMass Memorial Health, the largest healthcare provider in Central Massachusetts, has signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore a potential affiliation with one of the region’s few remaining independent hospitals, Milford Regional Medical Center and its Milford Regional Physician Group 

Boston-based streaming technology company SeaChange International, which was formerly based in Acton, added CEO to President Chris Klimmer’s title, approximately a month after the company delisted its shares on the NASDAQ.

Marlborough-based Hologic, a medical technology firm specializing in women’s health, has entered into a partnership with international pharmaceutical firm Bayer to provide enhanced imaging mammogram services. 

Three Central Massachusetts manufacturing firms were among 11 companies to split $2.2 million in grants from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Accelerate Program, administered by the Center for Advanced Manufacturing at MassTech Collaborative.

Eastern Insurance Group, a Natick-based subsidiary of Eastern Bankshares of Boston ,will likely be acquired by Illinois insurance giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for $510 million in cash.

CVS Health, headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, has named Boston Scientific Chairman and CEO Michael Mahoney to its board of directors, effective November 1.

Unionized workers at Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts have voted to ratify a new contract to allow for a $2.50 per hour wage increase, added anti-discrimination protections, and increased parental leave.

Ascend Elements is planning to move its headquarters and research-and-development facility from Westborough to Devens in September 2024.

Dean College has named Bill Ingram as the new dean of its Sanders School of Business and Patsy Collins Bandes as the first dean of the School of the Arts.