Blackstone Valley

Primetals Technologies, which has offices in Worcester and is building a research and office center in Sutton, signed a contract with HBIS Shijiazhuang Iron & Steel Co. for a new steel rod mill in China, the company announced in a press release.

With events canceled across the state and most hospitality businesses considered non-essential, the Central Massachusetts tourism industry is anticipating major losses due to the efforts to stem the coronavirus pandemic.

As COVID-19 continues to spread, Milford Regional Medical Center has strictly designated its Northbridge and Franklin Urgent Care offices as care locations for those experiencing coronavirus-like symptoms, the healthcare provider announced on Tuesday.

New hires and promotions at companies like AAFCPAs in Westborough, Bryley Sytems in Clinton, Concierge Physical Therapy in Sutton, Reliant Medical Group and Framingham State University.

Hopedale marijuana accessory company Green Goddess Supply has launched an enclosed marijuana home grow system.

The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation awarded nearly $70,000 to three Central Massachusetts nonprofits to provide healthy food to the community.

Worcester Business Journal publishes a podcast every Monday called The Weekly Business Report, a forward-looking news segment designed to make Central Massachusetts business professional informed about what is going to happen in the local economy.

A corporation registered to the address of a Woonsocket, R.I., property management firm has paid $3 million for a Northbridge site where it plans a 104-unit senior residential community.

A&J Industries, an engineering and manufacturing company, has sold its Uxbridge facility for $2 million.

Of all the people with associations to marijuana, only one person may come close to Cheech & Chong: Snoop Dogg. The rapper-turned-cannabis entrepreneur will stop by Caroline's Cannabis, a pot shop in Uxbridge, from 4 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday for a meet-and-greet.