Real Estate

Walkability along Worcester's commercial district has been a mixed-bag, but officials are working to make the area more attractive to pedestrians.

The owner of The Shoppes at Blackstone Valley has purchased the Speedway Plaza in Westborough for $18.73 million.

The entrepreneurial spirit in the U.S. is thriving, and women enjoy ample opportunity among developed countries, according to a joint report by Babson College in Wellesley and New York City's Baruch College.

A Worcester-based packaging supply company signed a lease Friday for 66,800 square feet of space in Hudson.

At the center of MetroWest and about 20 miles from Boston, Framingham looks to have an edge over many communities when it comes to economic development prospects. But town officials believe Framingham could be doing more to develop commercial properties, especially near exits 12 and 13 off the Massachusetts Turnpike. “It may have been, at times, we've taken it for granted,” Town Manager Robert Halpin said Monday of the town's position. With 68,000 residents, Framingham also employs the most people of any MetroWest town. According to 2008 data published by the town, the job count stood at 45,000, representing 41 percent of the region's total employment. But Framingham officials are hoping to boost the town higher with a new business-friendliness campaign, “Choose Framingham for Business.”

Framingham officials will launch a new campaign highlighting the town's new approach to economic development today.

City leaders celebrated the passage of a bill by the Massachusetts House on Wednesday that includes $7 million to expand sewer infrastructure along the Route 20 corridor in Worcester.

Pending single-family and condominium sales in Central Massachusetts rose in May, according to the state's Realtors' group, while confidence among its members statewide fell.

A Boston-based real estate investment and management firm has purchased an Uxbridge self-storage facility for $4.5 million.

Family relationships can be complicated. But in some cases, those blood relationships can be tested and even strained when there's a family business involved that needs caring and nurturing.