North County

Michelle Moran is not a likely master of the skincare and beauty industry, but the Maynard resident got a hang of it about as quickly as anyone could have.

With this year's WBJ 40 Under Forty, you see the people who could turn the cultural renaissance from a well-started idea to a full-blown reality.

A bipartisan group of six mayors is asking counterparts across the state to oppose a nurse staffing question, saying they're concerned about its impact on local hospital finances.

A nearly 700,000-square-foot commercial building off Route 2 in Westminster has sold for $13 million.

The president of S.J. Mullaney Engineering in Leominster has been named the new board chairman for the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce.

The president of Nashoba Valley Medical Center, Sal Perla, has resigned, the Ayer hospital announced Tuesday.

Worcester State University criminal justice majors will be able to get a master's degree in counter-terrorism a year ahead of time under a new agreement with Nichols College in Dudley.

Industrial properties in Clinton, Gloucester and Wilmington and an office building in Framingham have been added to a non-profit's list of properties available to businesses for immediate occupancy and development.

The redevelopment of a 190,000-square-foot Pepperell industrial building got another big boost from MassDevelopment, which has supplemented its original $2.25-million loan with another $1.45 million.

The SHINE Initiative, a Worcester agency raising awareness of mental health conditions, has named a new executive director.