North County

Princeton nonprofit NEADS World Class Service Dogs collaborated with American retail giant Walmart to remove fake service dog vests from store shelves in Massachusetts and throughout the East Coast.

Hometown Financial Group, Inc., the holding company for bankHometown in Oxford, plans to acquire Randolph Bancorp, Inc. the Quincy-based holding company of Envision Bank, for $146.5 million.

Cliff Comptois of West Brookfield was just 18 years old when he signed up for the Army National Guard and later joined the Air Force National Guard, serving both branches in Strategic and Tactical Air Command.

When she opened her first women’s healthcare boutique more than 20 years ago, Walsh-Aframe’s goal was to support women going through one of the most physically and emotionally challenging times in their lives as they navigated the trauma of being breast cancer survivors.

A 588,000-square-foot industrial property in Leominster, which is mainly leased to furniture manufacturer AIS, Inc., sold for $66.5 million in a deal closed Friday.

Stephanie Williams, who is resigning as Worcester’s chief diversity officer, has been hired by Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner to be the school’s first-ever chief diversity executive.

Adding to a growing real estate portfolio, car dealer Matt McGovern bought a $7-million property with a Hyundai dealership in Leominster on Wednesday.

Cornerstone Bank, GFA Federal Credit Union, LLB Architects, and Mirick O'Connell were among the companies who all announced new hires and promotions.

Exchange Authority, a company specializing in Section 1031 real estate exchanges and a wholly owned subsidiary of Fidelity Bank is relocating from Leominster into Worcester.

Seven nonprofits from around Central Massachusetts are slated to receive $7.4 million in funding from the $1.5-trillion federal appropriations package signed into law by President Joe Biden on Saturday.