WBJ Staff

Researchers at MassBiologics, an arm of Worcester's UMass Medical School, have published a study suggesting antibodies may provide immunity in the respiratory system against coronavirus.

Coronavirus testing has been going on in Massachusetts for nearly six months now, but until now the state didn't have campuses full of students to worry about including.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. has received $946,000 in federal aid to help small businesses suffering during the coronavirus pandemic.

A trust based in Portland, Maine, has paid $14.3 million for four office buildings in Milford's Bear Hill Business Area.

The New England Council will honor the incoming CEO of Waters Corp., Udit Batra, as well as Congressman Jim McGovern, at its annual New Englander of the Year celebration on Oct. 26.

Biotechnology startup Enrich Therapeutics, based in Worcester and Groton, Conn., has received a $1.7-million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received an $877,314 grant from a capital funding initiative led by the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, according to a Thursday announcement.

Business advisory firm blumshapiro, with a major office in Worcester, has merged with The Brighton Co. of Burlington, the companies announced on Thursday.

Christopher Lemley, the president of Sentry Auto Group in Shrewsbury, has bought the Shrewsbury property on which his Lincoln and Mazda dealerships on Route 9 sit, for just under $4.8 million.

Central Massachusetts colleges have made it into the Princeton Review's annual rankings, including for best education and more niche categories — like where students study the least, get involved in Greek life or smoke the most cannabis.