WBJ Staff

Worcester County's death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has reached a morbid milestone: 1,000 deaths.

The New England Futbol Club bought 6.43 acres of industrial land at 400 Cedar Hill St. in Northborough for $1.5 million in a sale closed earlier this week, according to an announcement from Aho Properties of Arlington, which represented the seller. 

The national unemployment rate fell in July to 10.2%, continuing a relative rebound at a time when the economy is still hampered by high coronavirus pandemic cases.

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals of Marlborough has partnered with a Nashville, Tenn. company to create a virtual reality-based treatment for social anxiety disorder.

Worcester commercial real estate firm Kelleher & Sadowsky is continuing its eastern expansion with the hiring of two former employees of real estate firm JLL Boston.

Unemployment claims filed in Massachusetts last week hit a new low since the coronavirus pandemic began, providing a bright spot despite the state's highest-in-the-nation jobless rate.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the state's largest private health insurance provider, said Wednesday it will return $101 million in premium refunds and anticipated rebates to its members because of lower-than-expected healthcare costs during the coronavirus pandemic.

Mevion Medical Systems of Littleton, which makes proton therapy systems for use in radiation therapy for cancer patients, has signed a deal to bring its technology to a new collaboration in Spain.

Harrington Hospital in Southbridge is allowing emergency department patients to check in online from home and wait until it's their turn to be seen, in an effort to aid social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lord & Taylor will close its Natick Mall store after filing for bankruptcy on Sunday and has...