North County

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.

As the third leader to take over GFA Federal Credit Union in three years, Mark Hettinger brings a track record of asset growth and technological innovation.

Community Harvest Project’s food donations have become more critical than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they remain so now as pandemic emergency declaration-related federal and state emergency allotments end and the costs of food continue to rise.

Venture Forum in Worcester and the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation in Fitchburg were chosen by the Innovation Institute at the MassTech Collaborative to receive two of its grants to bolster the regional startup economy.

The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C. based healthcare watchdog nonprofit, has released its biannual Hospital Safety Grade scores, giving one Central Massachusetts hospital an A rating while another received the second-lowest D rating.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. has loaned $35,000 loan to startup Soto Hydraulic Repair in Winchendon for new equipment.

Recovery Centers of America at Westminster has named Amanda Pitts as its new CEO.