Monica Benevides

Monday marks the beginning of a permanent ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes and chewing tobacco in Massachusetts.

Burlington electrical contractor B F Garvey & Sons purchased a $544,000 industrial building located at 72 Jeffrey Ave. in Holliston, according to an announcement Friday from O’Brien Commercial Properties, Inc. of Concord, which brokered the sale.

Eve Lindquist, longtime executive director of Visitation House, Inc., will retire effective Aug. 31, the Worcester nonprofit helping women manage unplanned pregnancies announced on Sunday.

A COVID-19 testing site opened in the parking lot of the Walmart at 25 Tobias Boland Way in Worcester, the company announced in a Thursday press release.

The U.S. Department of Transportation appears to have approved further cuts to airline service requirements at the Worcester Regional Airport, according to a May 22 filing, although as of Friday morning it was not immediately clear what those cuts might look like.

Marlborough medical device manufacturer ReWalk Robotics on Thursday reported 50% less revenue in the first quarter, compared to the same time period in 2019, the company announced on Thursday.

A total of 27 people have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Worcester Sam's Club fulfillment center at 1 Tobias Boland Way, the city confirmed in a press release on Wednesday.

The number of Worcester County single-family home sales in April dropped 21.6% compared to the same month in 2019, according to the monthly report from Peabody real estate data firm The Warren Group.

Mark King, CEO of Franklin medical device manufacturer Tegra Medical, will retire on Aug. 1, the company announced on Wednesday.

Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston will reopen its outdoor gardens on June 8, CEO Grace Elton announced on Friday.