North County

Fabric and crafts retailer Joann will shutter four of its Central Massachusetts locations in the latest development of the strained Ohio-based company’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. 

The agreement will allow Type One Energy to access demonstrated technologies while expanding the market for CFS’ magnet business.

Central Massachusetts ended 2024 with increased unemployment in December and rates higher than the same time in 2023.

UMass Memorial Health’s first choice to open a standalone emergency room to partially replace the shuttered Nashoba Valley Medical Center was to purchase the closed facility.

Employees at Dean College, Bowditch & Dewey, and Milford Regional Physician Group are advancing in their professional careers.

“We're thrilled to be expanding our operation to Devens and look forward to becoming a part of this exciting community filled with innovative business leaders,” Jonas Angus, TPE Solutions president, said in the release.

Greif is shuttering its Fitchburg mill, a move that will result in layoffs impacting 71 workers at the plant and the end of paper manufacturing in the city. 

Lancaster-based human services nonprofit RFK Community Alliance has appointed Kathy Mills as interim chief operating officer as the nonprofit’s C-suite executive retired earlier this month.

“Each of these investments underscores the power of collaboration and the arts in shaping a vibrant and inclusive community,” Pete Dunn, president & CEO of Greater Worcester Community Foundation, said.

Littlefield was formerly was plant manager at New Jersey-based Sunny Delight Beverages and Franklin-based Garelick Farms.