Gardner

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts has awarded 11 grants totaling $900,000 as part of its activation fund program..

Mass Ave Rentals LLC, led by developer Gary Lorden, received $2.9 million in financing from MassDevelopment and Fidelity Bank of Leominster, to convert two vacant commercial buildings in downtown Gardner into 29 market-rate apartments.

People are on the move at GFA Federal Credit Union, Mirick O’Connell, and more.

Lighthouse Biz Solutions LLC, the Gardner firm providing financial services for the cannabis industry, has partnered with Tel-Affinity Corp. to help Lighthouse’s clients navigate the rising cost of utilities.

Gardner manufacturer Precision Optics Corp. anticipates the process of listing its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange to be completed in the coming weeks.

Seaman Paper Co. in Gardner has partnered with Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida, and Italian organization, One Ocean Foundation to fund research and conservation efforts.

Rockland Trust has provided $29 million in financing to Waterstone Properties Group of Needham, for the construction of a surgical pavilion expansion at Heywood Hospital in Gardner.

JENNIFER DiFRANCO has been named director of development at Worcester Academy, effective Aug. 1. DiFranco, a current...

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $1.6 million over five years to Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner to prepare high school students for postsecondary education that leads to careers in the fields of math and science.

An historic Worcester Lunch Car Co. diner was sold on Thursday to new owner-operators.