Westborough

Four multigenerational Central Mass. businesses owners underscore the importance of mixing up both their goods and their services, as well as an overwhelming willingness to adapt to customer requests and market demands.

Foreign-born immigrants have long driven the Worcester area’s population growth – and given diversity to its restaurants, shops, schools and workplaces – but a precipitous drop in international arrivals in 2019 could portend challenges to come.

Westborough healthcare information technology firm eClinicalWorks has been in unprecedented demand during the coronavirus pandemic. The firm's telehealth product has been used for more than 10 million minutes through the first 10 days of April, good for a million minutes a day.

BJ’s Wholesale Club has announced a special shopping hour for healthcare workers and coronavirus first responders available without a club membership.

The pandemic has complicated things for Behavioral health providers in their patients in two major ways: anxiety of getting the virus and depression from being stuck often alone indoors has increased risks for patients, while efforts to keep people generally away from one another has made group therapy sessions almost impractical.

New hires and promotions at companies like AAFCPAs in Westborough, Bryley Sytems in Clinton, Concierge Physical Therapy in Sutton, Reliant Medical Group and Framingham State University.

As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on and Central Massachusetts business owners adjust to a shifting economic and regulatory environment, area experts are cautioning company heads to stay abreast of ever-changing tides – and to make sure emergency plans are in place to protect work and cash flow.

Reliant Medical Group, Leominster Credut Union, bankHometown, UMass Memorial Medical Group, Vision Advertising, and St. Mary's Credit Union have all added or promoted employees.

Westborough electronics manufacturer Kopin Corp. reported improved financials for 2019 while saying it would request a delay to a Nasdaq-mandated reverse stock split.

BJ’s Wholesale Club reported strong year-over-year growth as the Westborough-based retailer launches a new plan for growth.