MetroWest

A number of local companies have announced new hires and promotions, including bankHometown in Oxford, SALMON Health and Retirement in Milford, NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs in Worcester, and Rollstone Bank & Trust in Fitchburg

Companies are sounding the alarm on the state’s inconsistent product safety testing standards.

The saga over the proposed closure of the Leominster maternity center is part of a national struggle beset by doctor shortages, rising maternal morbidity, and money-losing operations.

Utah real estate giant The Bridge Investment Group has acquired six Massachusetts multifamily developments, including two in Marlborough and one in Shrewsbury from Virginia-based Harbor Group International, totaling 1,722 units.

The Albrecht Auto Group of Woburn acquired Westborough Jeep at 82 Turnpike Road in Westborough. The new dealership will be known as Albrecht Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM of Westboro.

Texas-based Tenet Healthcare, the company that owns and operates Saint Vincent Hospital and MetroWest Medical Center, has expanded the scope of its CEO’s role.

Local developer Polar Views LLC added to its recent acquisitions of Worcester properties with a $1.3 million purchase.

Yvonne Spicer, who was mayor of Framigham from 2018 to 2022, has been appointed as executive director of Life Science Cares Boston

Framingham-based healthcare technology company Definitive Healthcare has acquired Connecticut healthcare provider analytics firm Populi for $52 million.

Granite Heights Marketplace on Fortune Boulevard in Milford, home to Staples and Petco retail locations, was sold to an affiliate of Mendon’s Meehan Realty Management Corp. for $10.3 million.