Monica Benevides

The Worcester science museum EcoTarium is planning for what it termed an extended closure through fall and winter, the museum announced in a press release on Friday, citing a 90% attendance drop due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has launched the second round of its Social Equity Program, the commission announced in a press release on Thursday.

BJ’s Wholesale Club of Westborough has named Monica Schwartz as the company’s new senior vice president and chief digital officer, the company announced on Thursday.

The owners of Framingham’s Bancroft building have secured $47.5 million in loans from three local banks and MassDevelopment to renovate the former mill and surrounding property into 258 market-rate and affordable rental housing units, according to a Wednesday press release.

Framingham-based renewable energy company Ameresco will complete a large-scale municipal streetlight energy conservation project in Lawrence, the company announced on Wednesday, reporting that it was selected to replace more than 3,800 light fixtures with energy efficient LED’s.

Single-family home sales in Worcester County dropped by more than one fifth in June compared to the same month the year prior, according to a recent report from Peabody real estate data firm The Warren Group.

Vystar Corporation in Worcester has restarted production of its RxAir400 ultraviolet light air purification systems through a new manufacturer, the company announced in a press release last week.

The Cannabis Control Commission approved on Monday a slew of draft regulatory changes that will be open to public review and comment once filed with the Secretary of State’s Office, with a final vote scheduled to take place on Sept. 24.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester was awarded a $2.4 million contract from the United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC to lead a program aimed at developing low-cost, fast-charging batteries for electric vehicles, according to a press release. 

Funding has been secured for work on 2 Mercantile Street, part of Mercantile Center, where Broadway Hospitality Group of Boston, the company behind the restaurant chain Tavern in the Square, is on deck to build and operate a 12,600 square-foot, two-story rooftop bar and restaurant.