North County

Fitchburg State's game design program positions students and the school near the forefront of a $57 billion industry.

Scarlet Spa and Wellness Center was approved for a $32,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp.

Worcester Business Journal has been honored by the New England Newspaper & Press Association for coverage of diversity, equity, and inclusion issues, along with Polar Park, opinion commentary, editorial cartoons, and special sections on Worcester’s 300th anniversary and the 40 Under Forty awards.

The Riverbend-Bigelow Schools Project in Athol will receive $1 million in federal funding for 53 units of intergenerational affordable housing.

California-based Realty Income Corp. has begun acquiring Cumberland Farms locations as part of a $1.5-billion sale-leaseback deal with United Kingdom-based EG Group.

Renew You MedSpa has received a $75,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp.

Metro regions across Central Massachusetts experienced lower unemployment again in April after a drop in March.

A Devens industrial building on seven acres at 53 Jackson Road was sold on May 15 to a Tennessee firm for $11 million, according to the Worcester District Registry of Deeds.

Fitchburg State University, Creative Hub Worcester, and Southborough Historical Society were among the largest recipients of $7.6 million in Cultural Facilities Fund grants statewide from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Marlborough-based Main Street Bank named former Rollstone Bank chief financial officer Christopher Seidlich as its new executive vice president and CFO.