Fitchburg

Connecting to Greatness, a small Leominster business providing mental health counseling, has received a $25,000 loan for an expansion into telehealth.

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce graduated 17 local professionals as part of the Class of 2022 from its Community Leadership Institute, during which they established a foundation and supported community needs.

After 10 years of owning the Gazbar Sports Grill in Leominster, Erica Grinkis is working on a few small projects to keep the eatery fun and enticing, but its main goal is to keep the space familiar to regulars.

A 366,000-square-foot industrial facility has been proposed by Boston developer GFI Partners off Airport Road on Fitchburg’s border with Lunenburg.

The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts in Fitchburg has granted $24,000 to the Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation to aid north-central Massachusetts students attending Mount Wachusett Community College in the 2022-23 academic year.

Mount Wachusett Community College and Fitchburg State University have created an agreement to ease the transfer process between the schools for students pursuing degrees in middle school or secondary education.

A new report shows Greater Worcester is significantly behind the stagnated state in having women as leaders.

Five Central Massachusetts organizations were among the list of 51 community development corporations and community service organizations slated to receive $9.5 million in tax credits from the state’s Community Investment Tax Credit program, according to a Thursday press release.

The Worcester County Bar Association picked attorney Leonardo Angiulo as its new president-elect at its annual meeting on June 14. 

Ken Bates, the CEO of Worcester nonprofit Open Sky Community Services, has been named the new chair of the Association for Behavioral Healthcare, a statewide nonprofit organization representing 81 community-based behavioral healthcare providers.