Fitchburg

Unitil Corp., the New Hampshire-based utility that provides power to customers in Fitchburg, Ashby, Lunenburg and Townsend, reported increased earnings over fiscal 2012 in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, thanks to a jump in natural gas sales.

The parent company of Enterprise Bank, which has branches in three Central Massachusetts communities, saw net income grow 15 percent for its most recent quarter, and 10 percent for the first nine months of 2013.

Wisconsin-based Great Wolf Resorts has begun construction at what will become Great Wolf Lodge New England in Fitchburg. The opening of the indoor water park and renovated hotel at what is now a Holiday Inn and CoCo Key water park is set for 2014, according to Great Wolf.

Central Massachusetts is leading the state when it comes to adding new jobs, according to the latest figures released by the state.

Eight Central Massachusetts hospitals and community health centers are among 57 Bay State recipients of grants aimed...

Fitchburg-based Arrhythmia Research Technology (NYSE: HRT) said it will move to prevent delisting by the New York Stock Exchange after it failed to file its second-quarter earnings report on time.

Officials in North Central Massachusetts celebrated the groundbreaking of the site of the future Wachusett Commuter Rail Station in West Fitchburg Monday, a key element of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Wachusett Extension project designed to reduce commute times to and from Boston.

The VNA Care Network of Worcester has landed a $14,000 grant from The Tufts Health Foundation for a program that helps prevent senior citizens from falling.

Unitil Corp., the utility that serves Fitchburg, Lunenberg and Townsend, reported a loss of $100,000 for its most recent fiscal quarter, a 75-percent drop from the loss it declared in the second quarter of 2012.

Unitil Corp. is asking the state to approve a rate increase that would account for $6.7 million in revenue for the company — an 11.5-percent increase — but have a minimal impact on customers due to other charges ending.