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Fidelity Bank of Fitchburg has agreed to pay $3.5 million toward a relief fund for Massachusetts investors who were defrauded by an alleged pyramid scheme involving TelexFREE of Marlborough, the secretary of state's office announced Monday.

A hazardous waste cleanup professional from Clinton has lost his state license for eight months after he allegedly concluded that there was no imminent hazard at a former dry cleaner in Ayer when, in fact, there was, according to a statement from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Devens-based AMSC said it has broken through another roadblock in the Chinese court system in the company's trade infringement battle with a former customer.

Fitchburg-based digital marketing company 190 Group has agreed to purchase an ecommerce Web design and development firm, adding 1,300 customers to its client base, the company announced.

IC Federal Credit Union will expand into Worcester before the end of the year, the Fitchburg-based financial institution announced.

There's no question that the health care landscape is shifting — for patients, doctors and medical centers, as well as insurers. As one way to adapt, Harrington HealthCare System in Southbridge and Heywood Hospital in Gardner have formed a partnership that is the first of its kind in the state, and, according to experts and those involved, could serve as a local and national model for community healthcare systems.

Increased demand helped put tool manufacturer L.S. Starrett of Athol in the black for its 2014 fiscal year, which ended on June 30.

(UPDATED) Nurses at HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster will deliver a petition to CEO Deborah Weymouth today, asking her to rescind plans to reduce staffing and reorganize patient care services, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), the union representing the nurses.

Small businesses in Worcester County, especially those engaged in agriculture, have until Oct. 6 to file for economic disaster loans with the federal government for damages caused by excessive moisture and heat over a five-month span last year, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced.

A Lexington-based developer will build up to 124 units of housing in Devens’ Grant Road neighborhood, the...