North County

Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner received a $2,249,709 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Title III - Strengthening Institutions Program to help improve academic readiness and workforce preparation for students.

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts in Worcester has provided a total of $1,063,451 to 10 community nonprofits working to address broad health issues.

MassDevelopment, the state’s development finance agency and land bank, broke ground on a new 30,745-square-foot public safety center in Devens.

Mount Wachusett Community College has opened its nursing simulation lab expansion, providing students with more hands-on experience in clinical settings.

Natick-based Electric Hydrogen (EH2), a company manufacturing equipment to create hydrogen from water using renewable electricity, has raised $380 million in series C financing, which it will use to accelerate manufacturing to meet customer demand.

Heywood Healthcare has voluntarily filed for bankruptcy after a challenging year in which its CEO was removed from leadership, a multimillion dollar construction project was stalled, and its planned merger with the largest healthcare system in Central Massachusetts fell through. 

Laurie Busby grew up in advertising, starting out at a Worcester agency before working for larger companies, but she settled back into an agency job when the formerly named firm James & Matthew hired her a decade ago.

People are on the move at Fidelity Bank, Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates, and Milford Regional Physician Group.

.About a year ago, Fidelity Bank Chairman and CEO Edward Manzi began working on a deal with Matt Burke, his counterpart at Hyannis-based bank Cape Cod 5.

Discussing long-term care options for an aging loved one is not a conversation people happily anticipate. In fact, it can be challenging and uncomfortable. It’s also a conversation that shouldn’t be put off.