The following companies are listed in today's digest: Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce, Weichert Realtors-Synergy, PeopleCube, FedEx, CombinatoRx Inc., Johnson & Johnson, and Aqua-Leisure Industries.

The New England Financial Marketing Association yesterday announced that Rachel Stewart, assistant vice president of marketing at Framingham Co-operative Bank, has been elected president of its 2009-10 board of directors.

Natick-based Middlesex Savings Bank yesterday officially completed its acquisition of and merger with Medway-based Strata Bank.

The following companies are mentioned in today's Business Digest: Gulf Oil; Southborough Medical Group; Framingham Co-operative Bank; Benchmark Assisted Living; Verizon Wireless; Slattery's Restaurant; and New England Garden Ornaments.

The following companies are highlighted in today's Business Digest: Boston Scientific, Boost Fitness, Whalley Computer, NStar, 3Com, Dunkin' Donuts and IBM.

Brian Zanghi, president and CEO of Kadient, has been named a finalist for the 2009 Mass Technology Leadership Council's CEO of the Year Award.

Gillette has launched a new global advertising campaign that underscores parent company Procter & Gamble Co.'s efforts to expand the shaving brand to reach men with other grooming products.

It can be one of the most difficult, sad, and emotionally wrenching experiences a person can undergo when one of their parents loses the sense of rational thinking, tends to be disoriented, and no longer recognizes them due to the ravages of dementia or Alzheimer's disease.

Hannaford Supermarkets is warning its customers in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont to check their freezers for recalled beef.

State Street Corp. yesterday disclosed in a regulatory filing that the Securities and Exchange Commission could bring civil charges against its main subsidiary for possible securities violations tied to past investments in subprime mortgages.