North County

Companies with new hires and promotions include Workplace Resource, MassHire Central Regional Workforce Board, Leominster Credit Union, and Bay State Savings Bank.

Central Mass. has been known for its historic mill buildings, classic three-decker houses, and local architectural icons like Union Station. But today, there’s room for new, contemporary designs in the region, as well as homages to what’s already there.

The Worcester County Bar Association picked attorney Leonardo Angiulo as its new president-elect at its annual meeting on June 14. 

Less than a month after a Worcester Starbucks location voted unanimously to unionize, a location in Gardner has done the same, voting 14-0 in favor of unionization, according to a tweet from the Twitter account Boston Starbucks Workers United.

Ken Bates, the CEO of Worcester nonprofit Open Sky Community Services, has been named the new chair of the Association for Behavioral Healthcare, a statewide nonprofit organization representing 81 community-based behavioral healthcare providers. 

Greater Worcester’s unemployment rate rose slightly from 3.4% to 3.5% from April to May, as most other metropolitan areas reported gains in overall employment. 

Devens-based Little Leaf Farms has secured $300 million in capital investment to help the hydroponic lettuce company further expand its operations. 

COVID-19 continues to shape the healthcare landscape across Central Massachusetts, as hospitals grapple with soaring costs and staffing shortages.

Three businesses in Central Massachusetts have been approved for economic incentive development programs by the state’s Economic Assistance Coordinating Council, and two additional Worcester County towns have been approved for the council’s vacant storefront program.

In the first month since the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce partnered with Discover Clinton to establish the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce, the new organization has added seven members, with more inquiries.