Shirley

The goal of this effort is to better the health of community members in 11 communities: Ashby, Ayer, Bolton, Groton, Harvard, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Shirley, and Townsend.

The honors include Family Owned Business of the Year, Minority Owned Business of the Year, Women Owned Business of the Year, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and Small Manufacturer of the Year.

Now, in its seventh year, the Manufacturing Excellence Awards seeks to accentuate the top performers in a highly complex and varied industry.

The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts is accepting grant applications for the Nashoba Valley Healthcare Fund Grant Program.

Central Massachusetts professionals are taking new jobs and getting promoted at companies like Estate Preservation Law Offices, Avidia Bank, AdCare Hospital and Banjo Health.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced Monday its award of $725,418 in Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program grants for five cities in Central Massachusetts to take initiative on challenges during the winter months. 

The state’s Department of Corrections will temporarily suspend operations at MCI-Shirley and South Middlesex Correctional Center in Framingham within the next 60 days, impacting nearly 200 inmates between the two campuses.

State Rep. Jennifer Benson (D-Lunenburg) will resign to become president of the Alliance for Business Leadership.

Devens has rebounded with thousands of jobs since the military base closed, but a central component of the military era remains vacant. A new plan hopes to add residences there.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. has approved a $20,000 microloan to the owners of a Fitchburg-based catering company.