North County

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp., has joined a national Small Business Administration lending program giving loans to businesses in underserved communities.

Attorney General Maura Healey on Thursday called for an end to the competitive electricity supply market for residential customers, saying the industry's aggressive door-to-door sales tactics targets low-income, elderly and minority residents.

MassDevelopment has provided $28.2 million in financing to help pay for the construction of a three-story medical building to expand access to care on the Athol Hospital campus.

A former bank supervisor at Athol Savings Bank is facing federal embezzlement charges after allegedly withdrawing more than $100,000 from customer accounts, including from 84 and 88-year-old customers.

GateHouse Media, the owners of the Telegram & Gazette, Worcester Magazine and several other publications in Central Mass. and hundreds of newspapers across the country, is acquiring the Gardner News.

Despite a 2.4 percent increase in net sales, Fitchburg contract manufacturer Micron Solutions saw its net loss nearly double to nearly $1.4 million last year.

The Colleen C. Barrett Center for Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which will enable growth of Becker College's renown video game design program, will receive an official grand opening ceremony Wednesday with state and other officials.

Dr. Karen Munkacy writes about her battle with cancer and how it inspired her to make medical marijuana available to patients.

One local healthcare system is trying to stem opioid dependence and addiction through other pain relief options.

Already facing criminal charges for filing $19-million in false Medicaid claims, the owner of a Westminster-based transportation company is now being charged with laundering the money he generated from the alleged scheme.