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Allurion Technologies, an early stage medical device firm based in Natick, is expanding its weight-loss program powered by artificial intelligence to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

In Worcester County, total opioid-related deaths increased to 331 in 2022, up from 281 the previous year. This 17.8% increase is one of the highest statewide.

Natick-based Stonegate Group and Needham-based Nauset Construction broke ground on the Stonegate St. Patrick Redevelopment on Tuesday. The project, at the site of the former St. Patrick’s School in Natick, is a mixed-use development.

Insulet, an Acton-based medical device firm specializing in diabetes treatment, has launched commercialization efforts for its tubeless insulin device in the United Kingdom.

MetroWest Nonprofit Network in Framingham has named Leah Parker-Moldover as its new executive director. She will begin her tenure at the organization on Thursday.

Smoothie King, a Texas-based food and beverage company with more than 1,350 stores internationally, is opening its first Massachusetts storefront in Maynard.

Worcester Business Journal has opened the registration window for its fifth annual Business of Cannabis forum on July 20 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester.

The local unemployment rate in Central Massachusetts communities remained low in May, including falling further from April figures in the North Worcester County region.

Jennifer Cote has served as interim CFO at Holliston-based Harvard Bioscience since January. The life science equipment manufacturer has now moved to make that role permanent, effective immediately, according to a Tuesday press release from the life science developer.

Worcester nonprofit Spectrum Health Systems, which specializes in mental health and substance use treatment, is set to open two new facilities in Westborough in 2024, including a new headquarters.