Lancaster

The YMCA of Central Massachusetts will install improvements at its five branches, using money from the state's finance and development agency.

The board of directors for the Workers' Credit Union approved a payout of more than $2.5 million to members as a result of the credit union's performance in 2014, according to a news release Wednesday from the credit union.

As businesses continue to move into the large stock of vacant commercial buildings along Interstate 495, some...

Hometown Bank of Oxford has received state and federal approvals to open a new branch in Leominster at the entrance to the Mall at Whitney Field, the bank announced.

Casino backers touted the economic benefits a $200 million slots parlor could provide to the North Central Massachusetts region, while opponents expressed concerns about traffic and property values yesterday at a public forum in Lancaster.

Residents of North Central Massachusetts can weigh in Monday on the proposed slots parlor in Leominster.

The Norm Wagner auto dealership in Lancaster has been sold to a Westwood-based chain of automobile dealerships.

The Doctor Franklin Perkins School in Lancaster said it recently received accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

The Holden Area Chamber of Commerce is hoping to attract new member businesses from neighboring towns through a name change its board of directors approved last week.

Atlantic Union College in Lancaster, which closed in 2011 after losing its accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, took a step Tuesday toward winning accreditation from another group when the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education voted to approve two bachelor's degree programs, which will help it pursue accreditation.