WBJ Staff

Best of Business 2021: Office services

The coronavirus pandemic kept people home in 2020 – and will do so well into 2021 – far more than they would have expected starting the year. That meant a lot of people looked around their yard and discovered both a desire to upgrade where they’d be spending nearly all their time as well as savings maybe earmarked for a vacation.

Best of Business 2021: Professional services

The law firm Mirick O’Connell has always had a business focus, known for specialty areas including commercial lending, business litigation, employment and real estate. That means it’s been an especially busy past year, with attorneys guiding clients through a range of tricky questions.

Health Care

Caregiver involved in Capitol riot no longer at UMass Memorial

A UMass Memorial Health Care employee involved in a riot that briefly overtook the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday no longer works there, the Worcester health care system said.

Best of Business 2021: Multimedia services

Office workers didn’t find it convenient to have to suddenly switch to remote work last spring when the coronavirus pandemic first hit. For Worcester’s Cinch I.T., however, the shift in how people worked was a major growth opportunity.

Life Sciences

Oxford Immunotec to be acquired for $591M by Waltham company

Diagnostic company Oxford Immunotec, which has U.S. headquarters in Marlborough, will be acquired by Waltham-based PerkinElmer for $591 million, the companies announced Thursday morning.

Real Estate

Universal Insurance pays $850K for Belmont St. buildings

Universal Insurance Agency, an automotive insurer, has paid $850,000 to buy the Belmont Street building in Worcester it has long leased, along with an adjacent building.

Real Estate

Interior work company owner pays $1.2M for Auburn building

The head of a North Shore painting, flooring and industrial work company has paid nearly $1.2 million to buy a commercial building on Route 20 in Auburn.

Health Care

Deadline for nominations for Business Leader of the Year and WBJ Hall of Fame is today

Nominations are open for WBJ's Business Leaders of the Year and Hall of Fame awards, both of which aim to honor those Central Mass. individuals who have made names for themselves in their industries and communities.

Economy

Mass. hits five-year high in out-migration

Massachusetts has long been a state where more people move out to other states than in, attracted by job opportunities, milder winters or cheaper real estate. Immigrants have more than made up for the difference to keep the state growing.

Real Estate