Fitchburg

Foreclosure petitions across Worcester County fell by 46 percent in February, according to a report Monday by The Warren Group.

Central Massachusetts professionals joined and were promoted at firms like Becker College, Abby's House, UniBank, Commerce Bank and Webster Five Cents Savings Bank.

These firms incorporated with the Mass. Secretary of State from Feb. 1-15.

In March, Worcester State University announced it will no longer require undergraduate applicants to submit standardized test scores as a requirement for admission.

At its annual meeting in Leominster on Thursday, the Fitchburg-based Workers Credit Union reported its assets grew 14.29 percent to $1.51 billion, the highest growth in credit unions across the state, it said.

Worcester County is fourth-worst among Massachusetts counties in quality of life, according to a new report that gauges areas' healthiness.

Headwall Photonics, a Fitchburg manufacturer of spectral imaging products, has added a second location in Bolton.

Simonds Saw separated from Simonds International in 2014 after its then-parent company decided to divide its metal business and its wood business into two separate companies.

Sullivan Insurance Group, Jericho Road and The Bridge of Central Massachusetts have all made recent hires or promotions.

Since it opened in May 2014, the city of Fitchburg has generated nearly $2 million in hotel occupancy tax from Great Wolf Lodge, including just over $1 million in 2016 alone.