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STERIS Corp., a surgical device firm, has paid $6.9 million for a building next to its existing Northborough facility for a planned expansion.

Overcrowding of hospital emergency departments has become a major factor in safety problems or potential ones, according to a new Massachusetts government report.

The Worcester Telegram & Gazette laid off a longtime columnist and several other employees Tuesday roughly a week after its parent company announced a potential agreement for a major acquisition to create by far the media industry's largest company.

A New York investment firm has bought five Central Massachusetts senior living facilities as a new investor partner with facility operator Benchmark.

NORESCO, a Westborough energy efficiency and infrastructure firm, has begun work on a solar-power system at a U.S. Air Force base in Mississippi as part of a larger efficiency project.

Citing the state's recent economic performance, a tech sector business organization focused on state tax policy said the state's fiscal disciple is improving, but warned of long-term stability risks if the state pursues "over taxation."

Cumberland Farms is seeking a statewide ballot question next fall to allow operators like it to bring liquor sales to all stores.

The Gov. Charlie Baker Administration is offering an emergency loan fund for businesses affected by a July 22 fire destroying a block of businesses in Natick center.

FluidForm Inc., a firm making artificial human issue with 3D printing technology, has signed a 3,550-square-foot lease in Acton, according to Aho Properties, which represented the landlord.

Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals of Hopkinton has signed a research agreement with a subsidiary of the National Institutes of Health to evaluate its hepatitis B treatment.