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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.

Discovery Museum in Acton will have a new CEO in January, when current chief development officer Marie Beam steps into the role. Beam will take over the role held by Neil Gordon for 14 years.

Framingham-based Sincere Corp. acquired internet company Timehop as part of its brands.

The U.S. News and World Report named 200 publicly-traded companies to its inaugural list of best companies to work for, and three Central Massachusetts companies made the list.

Framingham-based renewable energy company Ameresco is partnering with Ontario Power Generation subsidiary Atura Power to develop a 250-megawatt, 1,000-megawatthour battery energy storage system to power Ontario, Canada’s electricity grid.

Southborough life science research company Veristat has acquired Scinopsis, a medical writing consultancy firm based in Fréjus, France.

People are on the move at UMass Memorial Medical Group, Fidelity Bank, and Clark University.