North County

Heywood Healthcare in Gardner is partnering with New York-based nonprofit RIP Medical Debt to eliminate $800,000 in medical debt for 1,100 selected Heywood patients.

A Southborough developer has proposed a 400-acre mixed-use development in North Lancaster, which is expected to generate $2.5 million in real estate tax revenue per year once built up.

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce will team up with the Leominster nonprofit Spanish American Center and Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner as part of a national grant program aimed at breaking down barriers for and increasing the number of students of color earning short-term industry-related credentials and degrees.

The City of Leominster purchased an eight-acre parcel of undeveloped land for more than half a million dollars on Tuesday, after a vote Jan. 10 to dip into the local government's stabilization Fund to buy the land.

UMass Memorial Health of Worcester is launching a multi-disciplinary clinic at UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, the healthcare provider’s Leominster hospital.

AIS, a Leominster-based commercial office furniture manufacturer, has signed the AARP Pledge and is implementing an age-inclusive workforce, the company said in a press release last Thursday.

CDM Fitness Holdings, a Boston-based SBJ Capital portfolio company, announced on Tuesday that it had acquired three new Planet Fitness locations through a deal with Shane Poirier, CEO of Tristan Enterprises, LLC.

Fitchburg State University announced on Thursday all classes will be conducted remotely during the first week of the spring semester.

The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts, in Fitchburg, announced on Tuesday the forthcoming launch of a new Racial Equity Grant Program, which will officially open on Monday, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. 

The Worcester Business Journal editorial staff is seeking readers' ideas for this year's Power 50, WBJ's annual list of the most influential professionals in Central Massachusetts.