Fitchburg

A nursing home operator with facilities in Worcester, Fitchburg, and Westborough has agreed to pay a $4-million settlement over claims of substandard patient care and understaffing, according to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.

Employees at the Community Economic Development Assistance Corp., Fidelity Bank, and NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs moving up in their careers.

Bringing older live performance spaces back to life could bolster the Central Massachusetts entertainment scene.

Fitchburg State University will offer two new bachelor’s degree programs aimed at preparing students for the growing demands of the arts and healthcare industries, becoming the first public institution in Massachusetts to offer either of these degree paths.

Donna Hodge, the former vice president of operations and advancement at Colorado State University Pueblo, has been confirmed as the next president of Fitchburg State University.

Webster First Federal Credit Union, based in Worcester, on Friday merged with a single-branch credit union based in Cambridge.

Employees at Bowditch & Dewey, Leominster Credit Union, and JNP Coffee are making upward moves.

Central Massachusetts saw an increase in the number of single-family homes sold in April when compared to the same month last year, as average sales prices in the region largely continue to climb.

After seeing its estimated population decline from 2020 until 2022, the estimated population of Massachusetts in 2023 saw a 0.27% increase from 2022.

The new Equitable Developers Fund is the largest publicly led financing program of its kind in the country, according to MassHousing.