North County

Deborah Weymouth, the president and CEO of UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, is leaving the position for a new job outside the hospital, UMass announced Tuesday.

Fitchburg contract manufacturer Micron Solutions opened Thursday trading to a small bump despite releasing second-quarter earnings down 8% from last year. 

The owner of the Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise, Lowell Sun and the Boston Herald has acquired a 9.4% ownership stake in GateHouse Media and could vote against a proposed merger between that company and Gannett, the publisher of USA Today. 

Gardner optical instrument manufacturer Precision Optics is looking to expand its presence in the national investment community with the hiring of one of the country’s largest investor relations firms for smaller companies.

Fitchburg nonprofit The Arc of Opportunity has added two new executive leaders to the positions of chief operating officer and chief financial officer. 

Gardner optical equipment manufacturer Precision Optics is acquiring a Texas-based Ross Optical for up to $2 million.

Wachusett Brewing Co. of Westminster will open two additional taprooms and brewing facilities this fall in two high-profile locations, including the location at the former John Harvard’s in Cambridge’s Harvard Square. 

Mount Wachusett Community College is adding a mathematics associate degree for the first time this fall.

Atlantic Union College, with no future uses in sight for the 135-acre property in Lancaster, has begun selling off properties, beginning with a $610,000 sale of a two-acre parcel. 

Thanks to a $250,000 investment from Atlanta parent company Cumulus Media, Fitchburg radio station WXLO can now be heard from listeners in the Boston area.