North County

UMass Memorial Health intends to shut down its maternity ward at the HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, Leominster Campus this fall. Legislators and the nurses union oppose the proposal.

The Devens Eco-Efficiency Center is a nonprofit providing programs to help companies make more efficient choices, such as by creating The Great Exchange, a marketplace for the reuse of materials destined for the trash.

People are on the move at ERA Key Realty, Cunningham Equities, and more Central Massachusetts businesses.

Electric Hydrogen is opening a manufacturing facility in Devens to begin building its advanced electrolyzers, which can run off of renewable energy thanks to technological advances the company has made.

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.