Fitchburg

Fitchburg State University has added two new deans and an athletic director this summer.

A plan to renovate a former Fitchburg school into affordable housing has taken a step forward.

Median home sale prices in Worcester County hit $307,000 in June, a 10.9-percent increase from the previous year, according to a report by the Boston real estate firm Warren Group Wednesday.

Movers and shakers in Central Massachusetts from July 9 to July 23.

Micron Products, the Fitchburg manufacturer of non-lethal projectiles and other precision machining-required components, has been awarded a patent to improve the pressure system in shell casings.

Health care is expensive in Massachusetts, but when it comes to health and rehabilitation centers, staffing levels here are generally above national averages, statistics show.

Leominster-based process water systems manufacturer Process Cooling Systems is growing rapidly and will consolidate its two locations in Leominster and Fitchburg into one 60,000-square-foot building in Leominster.

Central Massachusetts colleges say they don't expect to change their admissions reviews as a result of the Trump Administration's advisement that colleges no longer consider a student's race or ethnicity in the admissions process.

When Fidelity Bank in Fitchburg decided a year ago it wanted to expand its presence in Worcester, the bank tabbed Pitcher to make all the economic and community connections necessary to turn the expansion into a success.

Francis Dauphinais has been appointed as the new senior vice president and chief financial officer at Worcester's Bay State Savings Bank.