Blackstone Valley

While Beacon Hill searches for solutions to the serious housing shortage that fuels affordability concerns in Massachusetts, a real estate industry organization wants to see the Community Preservation Act program retrofitted to put a greater emphasis on housing production.

Scarlet Spa and Wellness Center was approved for a $32,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp.

California-based Realty Income Corp. has begun acquiring Cumberland Farms locations as part of a $1.5-billion sale-leaseback deal with United Kingdom-based EG Group.

Worcester-based packaging manufacturer Rand-Whitney Container opened its new 384,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Boylston on Thursday.

The Upton Inn Apartments was purchased for $1.7 million by a corporation co-registered to Bechara Fren.

Chuck Brown was stuck between turning his home into a full-time business or taking out loans to push the project to the next step to open a business in a commercial space. Eventually, Brown’s connections in education led to him meeting.

Community Harvest Project’s food donations have become more critical than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they remain so now as pandemic emergency declaration-related federal and state emergency allotments end and the costs of food continue to rise.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has purchased railroad track in Milford, Hopedale, and Bellingham beyond where its Franklin/Foxboro Line ends at the Forge Park/495 station.

The Town of Northbridge purchased the 96.7-acre Castle Hill Farm property in that town on Friday for $1.45 million, according to the Worcester District Registry of Deeds.

Concierge Physical Therapy has opened its third location, adding a clinic in Hopkinton in addition to its locations in Sutton and Shrewsbury.