Grafton

Led by Worcester manufacturing tech firm Solvus Global, 19 Central Massachusetts firms made the 2022 Inc. 5000, a national list of the fastest growing companies from the New York City magazine.

A proposed Grafton cannabis dispensary has taken another step toward opening to the public, requiring that employees of the location be licensed through a dispensary associate certificate.

A new report shows Greater Worcester is significantly behind the stagnated state in having women as leaders.

Food waste conversion company, Feedback Earth Inc. of Grafton, will pay a $9,520 fine levied by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for violations of the air pollution and solid waste regulations.

Whitinsville-based Koopman Lumber has acquired Boilard Lumber, a family-owned lumber yard based in Indian Orchard, a neighborhood of Springfield, marking its first incursion into Western Massachusetts.

A multi-family apartment building at 267 Mill St. in Worcester has been sold to an entity registered to Michelle and Bechara Fren of Franklin for $5.8 million, according to the Worcester Registry of Deeds.

Central Massachusetts business organizations with recent hires and promotions include Oriol Health Care, GFA Federal Credit Union, and Bay State Savings Bank.

Finding stable housing has always been a challenge for low-income earners, but the problem has ballooned in places like Worcester where the average rent is growing about 10 percentage points faster than the average income.

A nearly 15-acre property in Grafton’s CenTech Park sold for $3.3 million, about two months after the sale of another large plot in the technology and business park.

Companies with new hires and promotions include Oriol Health Care, Eagle Clearning Corp., Bay State Savings Bank, and Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects.