Blackstone Valley

The Town of Douglas received $3 million on Thursday for two nearly $150-million warehouse development projects spanning three towns, according to a press release from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development.

After half a year in the works, construction of a 59-unit residential development on Canal Street in Millbury has broken ground.

Eleven Central Massachusetts communities are receiving a portion of the 2.1-million at-home COVID tests set to be distributed by the Gov. Charlie Baker administration, per a Monday announcement.

Christmas tree farms were taken by storm last year, as shoppers jumped at the chance to partake in a relatively safe, outdoor holiday activity. Local farms sold out their stock in a fraction of the time they’d expect in a normal year.

The Town of Millbury received almost $1.2 million from the MassWorks Infrastructure Program for improvements to its downtown, according to a Thursday press release from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development.

An historic mansion in Northbridge sold for $1.35 million in a sale closed Nov. 1, according to the Worcester District Registry of Deeds.

Braintree developing giant Campanelli sold part of its 276-acre Business Park of Uxbridge for $18.5 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

MJ’s Market, an adult-use cannabis shop in Grafton, officially opened its doors to the public on Oct. 19, and celebrated a grand opening on Friday.

The changing face of retail is having a profound impact on Massachusetts’ real estate and development landscape.

Fueled by communities near I-495 and the Massachusetts Turnpike, the Central Massachusetts region grew 8.1% in population from 2010 to 2020, outpacing both the state (6.0%) and nation (6.5%), according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Decennial Census of Population and Housing.