| UMass Memorial extends lease at Worcester Business Center UMass Memorial Health Care will keep up to 500 administrative workers at the Worcester Business Center for another decade. Lahey exec: Merger will lead to 'true competition' A proposed 13-hospital merger involving Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare and Lahey Health would result in lower costs and won't involve front-line layoffs, officials from the companies said. WBJ 40 under Forty nominations are due in a month Nominations for the WBJ's 40 Under Forty Awards for 2018, which honors Central Massachusetts' up-and-coming business leaders, are due in one month on May 11. RXi Pharmaceuticals lands $4.9M investment Marlborough startup drugmaker RXi Pharmaceuticals has agreed to terms with several entities for a $4.9 million investment intended to help fund preclinical and clinical work. | 