Leominster

Leominster-based Fidelity Bank and Gardner-based Colonial Co-operative Bank will merge to create a financial institution with assets of $870 million.

The long-time Assabet Valley bank is riding the industry wave of expansion and growth.

Fitchburg Municipal Airport will mark the official opening of its new $4 million-plus administration building next month at the same time it continues a multi-year tree-clearing project.

Avidia Bank will open a new Framingham branch Sept. 25 as a first step in the Hudson company's expansion.

Two years after it was formed, Central Massachusetts' tourism marketing agency is struggling for financial support from 34 of its 35 towns.

The ice rink and recreational center under construction in Worcester's Canal District will be named for Leominster-based Fidelity Bank.

The Worcester metropolitan area, which includes parts of Central Massachusetts and Connecticut, added 1,000 jobs in the month of June, according to the latest state data released Tuesday.

Construction of Community Health Connections' new ACTION Health Center in Fitchburg is set to begin this week.

Assets increased by almost 3 percent in 2016 at Leominster Credit Union, which is currently ranked as the 13th largest nonprofit financial institution in Massachusetts.

The Worcester metropolitan area added 7,760 jobs over the course of a year, while the area's unemployment rate increased by 0.4 percentage points, according to the latest estimates Tuesday from the state.