Townsend

In March, Worcester State University announced it will no longer require undergraduate applicants to submit standardized test scores as a requirement for admission.

Fitchburg financial institution Rollstone Bank & Trust has promoted six people, including a new chief financial officer and chief accounting officer.

If incentives come through, Townsend plastics housewares maker Sterilite Corp. will construct a 2.5-million-square-foot manufacturing and distribution center in Davenport, Iowa, and expects to create 500 jobs at the plant within five years of opening.

Banks in Worcester County have boosted their SBA lending, following a push from the agency to increase lending to small businesses and traditionally underserved populations.

A $20,000 micro-loan has helped establish a new small business in Townsend as it looked to relocate and expand its operations.

Michael Montuori has been named chairman of the board at Rollstone Bank & Trust.

The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts distributed $487,566 to local organizations in its most recent quarter, according to the foundation.

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from July 1-15, 2015. Listed below are the corporate name, address, ZIP and president.

A class-action lawsuit against Unitil Corp. over its handling of a crippling ice storm in 2008 has been allowed to proceed by a Worcester Superior Court judge.

Unitil Corp. reported a strong first quarter Thursday. The utility company serving residents and businesses in Fitchburg, Ashby, Lunenburg and Townsend said its 7.9 percent increase in earnings for the first three months of 2015 was driven by higher natural gas and electric sales and margins, partially offset by higher net operating expenses.