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Darrin Cook has been named as chief operating officer of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, as well as the Massachusetts market for parent company Tenet Healthcare, which includes MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham.

The average wait time for admission to a residential rehabilitation center for substance-abuse disorders is 34 days across Massachusetts, according to a new report from the Association for Behavioral Healthcare.

Five life science companies with significant operations in Central Mass. were among the 43 firms across Massachusetts chosen to split $24.4 million in tax incentive awards.

The Littleton Electric Light Department purchased a 4.4-acre former lumber yard, more recently a bulk stone storage facility, at 97 Mill Road in Littleton for $2.15 million, according to the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds.

Gov. Maura Healey and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center announced $24.4 million in tax incentive awards Tuesday that they expect will help 43 life sciences companies create nearly 1,600 new jobs, and officials teased more "exciting" life sciences news around the corner as the BIO International Convention lands in Boston next week.

WBJ is conducting a Midyear Economic Forecast survey of its readers to gauge how the events so far in 2023 have impacted their outlooks on the Central Massachusetts economy. Those who fill out the survey by June 14 will be eligible to win one of three $50 gift cards to an area restaurant.

A group of senators were unable to convince their colleagues to recommend money for the MBTA to run fare-free bus pilot programs.

The Devens Eco-Efficiency Center is a nonprofit providing programs to help companies make more efficient choices, such as by creating The Great Exchange, a marketplace for the reuse of materials destined for the trash.

People are on the move at ERA Key Realty, Cunningham Equities, and more Central Massachusetts businesses.

Worcester Business Journal has been honored by the New England Newspaper & Press Association for coverage of diversity, equity, and inclusion issues, along with Polar Park, opinion commentary, editorial cartoons, and special sections on Worcester’s 300th anniversary and the 40 Under Forty awards.