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Two proposals for cannabis shops, another for a beer garden and two housing plans will go before the Framingham Planning Board on Thursday night.

MacDougall Biomedical Communications, a Wellesley firm managing public relations for the biotech industry, is expanding into a new Natick office building.

Greater Worcester continues to approve new home construction at a fraction of the pace it did before the Great Recession, losing pace with the rest of the state, according to new data released Thursday.

Medusa Brewing Co. in Hudson and IBA Inc., a Millbury wholesaler and distributor for the dairy farm industry, have been approved by the state for tax breaks to help with expansion.

Family Dental Group has opened its Northborough location to go with existing offices in Gardner and Paxton.

Milford Regional Medical Center has been recognized for its stroke care by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.

Heywood Hospital and Mount Wachusett Community College are partnering on an initiative to help childcare providers and community organizations earn a better knowledge of trauma care.

Almost a year after the Legislature and governor put in law new efforts to research, understand and treat Alzheimer's disease, advocates and lawmakers gathered at the State House on Tuesday to mark their progress and turn towards new priorities.

Fidelity Bank and Family Federal Savings are merging, the two banks announced Tuesday, with the combined company operating under the Fidelity name.

Worcester attorney Terry McLaughlin has been elected as president-elect of the Worcester County Bar Association.