Blackstone Valley

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.

Timothy Doyle, who has led the Research Department for New England Business Media since 2019, has joined the Worcester Business Journal newsroom as a staff writer in charge of the real estate and higher education beats.

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.

In the first month since the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce partnered with Discover Clinton to establish the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce, the new organization has added seven members, with more inquiries.

The site of an Uxbridge hotel, the Quaker Inn & Conference Center, has sold for the second time in just over a year for $2.3 million.

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.

The two businesses Sonny Phengsomphone has started in Central Massachusetts are just part of his immigrant journey.

The bank officially turned 150 in 2020, but postponed any planned celebration until this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.