Gardner

Elaine Fluet will retire from her role as president and CEO of Care Central VNA & Hospice, Inc. in Gardner, and Holly Chaffee, who previously led Worcester’s VNA Care, will take her place.

Among the hires and promotions in this edition of Movers & Shakers are those at Fletcher Tilton, Open Sky Community Services, AXIOM Learning Solutions, and AAFCPAs.

Heywood Hospital in Gardner is set to begin site work in preparation for the construction of a new surgical pavilion.

GFA Investment Management in Gardner is changing its name.

A property off Route 2 in Gardner containing a Hannaford supermarket sold for just over $13 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

Planet Fitness, the exercise center franchise headquartered in New Hampshire, has opened its location in Worcester’s Lincoln Plaza at 535 Lincoln St.

Precision Optics Corp., Inc., a Gardner-based optical instrument manufacturer, announced on Thursday that it received a $1.5-million production order from a defense/aerospace company.

Heywood Healthcare in Gardner is partnering with New York-based nonprofit RIP Medical Debt to eliminate $800,000 in medical debt for 1,100 selected Heywood patients.

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce will team up with the Leominster nonprofit Spanish American Center and Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner as part of a national grant program aimed at breaking down barriers for and increasing the number of students of color earning short-term industry-related credentials and degrees.

The Worcester Business Journal editorial staff is seeking readers' ideas for this year's Power 50, WBJ's annual list of the most influential professionals in Central Massachusetts.