Leominster

Hospitality

Friendly’s to close Holden, Framingham locations

Friendly's is closing its Holden and Framingham restaurants among 23 corporate-owned locations across the Northeast, leaving seven stores in Central Massachusetts.

Economy

Greater Worcester unemployment down to 3.6%

According to Massachusetts labor and workforce officials, Greater Worcester added 1,600 jobs in February, and the area's unemployment rate fell from 3.9 percent in January to 3.6 percent.

Arts & Entertainment

Cannabis is now legal to buy, but we still don’t know what to expect

The first shops are now open, but the medical community is as unsettled as ever on marijuana's benefits and harms, and few know what to expect for health effects in Massachusetts.

Arts & Entertainment

Movers & Shakers

Who's on the move in Central Massachusetts?

Energy

Electricity supplier to provide restitution to 1,300 Worcester County residents

About 1,300 Worcester County residents have been mailed checks as part of the second phase of restitution payments Viridian Energy must make to settle deceptive sales tactics.

Health Care

Montachusett Home Care names new CEO

Leominster-based Montachusett Home Care Corp. has named its longtime Chief Financial Officer Lori Richardson as its new CEO following the retirement of its former chief in December.

Manufacturing

Pirosko has helped AIS become a leader in gender diversity

Courtney Pirosko's leadership and management skills have helped Leominster office furniture manufacturer AIS become a leader as its vice president of sales.

Real Estate