North County

Four years ago, office furniture manufacturer AIS was spread out between five different locations across Central Massachusetts. So President, CEO and Co-founder Bruce Platzman decided to start looking at ways to consolidate the company's headquarters under one roof.

A day after Warren Group analysts announced near-record home sales and sale prices for the month of November, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors reported Wednesday that the inventory of homes for sale last month hit its lowest level since the trade group began tracking the basic metric in January 2004.

Fitchburg human services nonprofit LUK Inc. has named Beth Barto as its new chief executive officer.

Fresh off its announcements Thursday about a $68 million annual surplus and a possible new emergency department in Leominster, UMass Memorial Health Care received strong ratings from Fitch Ratings in New York City, which praised the system's financial position.

UMass Memorial Health Care is considering a new emergency department at HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster, President and CEO Eric Dickson said Thursday.

Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Princeton and California tech transportation firm Uber on Wednesday announced a partnership to get more visitors to the resort.

Worcester-based autism services provider Behavioral Concepts Inc. (BCI) will celebrate the opening of its new Fitchburg location with an open house and ribbon cutting on Jan. 17.

Sterling Manufacturing, an injection molding solutions provider, last week announced the launch of a new product development division that helps fill a need for better prototyping.

This fall, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association President and CEO Lynn Nicholas said we're only seeing the tip of the iceberg when it comes to changes in Massachusetts health care.

Worcester officials and area developers have been working hard to build up development, and now the city is reaping the benefits.