North County

Michael W. Ames has been named the seventh executive director and CEO of Perkins, the Lancaster-based human services agency that includes the Doctor Franklin Perkins School.

Video software manufacturer SeaChange International of Acton saw a second-quarter loss of $4.8 million, or 14 cents per share, the company reported Wednesday. Its revenue for the quarter, which ended July 31, was $27.9 million.

Fidelity Bank is set to become the second-largest mutual community bank in Worcester County by agreeing to take over Barre Savings Bank as the two institutions announced a merger accord Wednesday.

All Points Limousine of Leominster has acquired All Seasons Limousine of Boxborough. The deal nearly doubles the size of All Points, and the company said it expects to add a half-dozen or so new employees to its 25-member workforce over the next year.

Power grid and wind energy equipment manufacturer AMSC said Monday it has received a $40 million order from Inox Wind Limited for wind turbine electrical control systems (ECS).

To hear Spectrum Health Systems CEO Chuck Faris tell it, Massachusetts is a relatively good place to be in the addiction treatment services industry, and to receive treatment if you need it.

Devens-based power grid and wind energy equipment manufacturer AMSC announced $6 million in orders Wednesday morning.

Athol-based tool manufacturer L.S. Starrett felt the bite of the international market's downturn in its fiscal year 2015 report with a decline in sales and a large drop in net earnings.

Advanced Cable Ties of Gardner will use an $8 million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment to build an addition and add new equipment, the state's economic development agency said today.

Behavioral health services provider Health Partners New England is building a 104-bed treatment facility in Devens after buying more than seven acres of land from MassDevelopment, the two organizations announced Wednesday.