Real Estate

The Plantation Ridge apartment complex, located off of Route 9 in Worcester, has been sold for $65.75 million to a Boston-based real estate firm.

Foreclosure petitions in the Bay State rose over 50 percent in May over petitions recorded in May 2014, according to a new report from The Warren Group, marking the 15th straight month of increases in petition filings.

The office building at 44 Bearfoot Rd. in Northborough has a new owner after being sold for $4.7 million.

While sales of single-family homes were down statewide in May, they did well in Worcester County, The Warren Group of Boston reported yesterday. Compared with the previous May, Massachusetts saw a 2.6-percent decline overall, but Worcester County saw sales bump up 6.2 percent — 601 sales vs. May 2014's 566.

The Acton businesses Boatzincs and Mach Machine will relocate to Hudson in a manufacturing building purchased by the owner of Boatzincs for $1.2 million.

When it comes to the kind of big, splashy headlines that Worcester's leaders like to cut out and frame, the last few months have been a bit of a bust for Worcester. But those who are authoring the city's next chapter believe Worcester is on the right track and moving out of Boston's shadow.

Real Deals highlights recent commercial property transactions in Central Massachusetts.

In the midst of struggling condo sales statewide, Worcester County is bucking the trend with empty nesters bolstering the residential segment that has traditionally been known as supporting first-time home buyers.

A Vermont-based manufacturer of yogurt is relocating to Leominster and plans to add about 12 jobs over the next two years, according to MassDevelopment, the state's finance and development agency.

Five businesses recently signed leases at Kane Industrial Park in Hudson, according to Greater Boston Commercial Properties, which negotiated the transactions.