Blackstone Valley

Framingham has joined a growing list of Central Massachusetts town to file lawsuits against pharmaceutical manufacturers for their role in the opioid crisis that has gripped the area for years.

At least one Central Massachusetts company is anticipating scaling back its operations after President Donald Trump imposed a 25-percent tariff on steel imports last week.

The MetroWest STEM Education Network, which aims to prepare for students for jobs in science, technology, engineering and math, has joined a national alliance with 67 other groups.

Milford National Bank and Trust Co. is being acquired by Rockland Trust for $54.2 million in a cash-and-stock deal, the financial institutions jointly announced Tuesday.

Whitinsville-based UniBank has named Douglas Moisan, a former Commerce Bank finance executive, as its new chief financial officer and senior vice president.

With Worcester set to lose more than 460 manufacturing jobs in a three-year span, the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce is once again calling for the City Council to reduce the burden on commercial taxpayers.

Grocery delivery service Instacart is increasing its presence in Central Massachusetts with a new partnership with Price Chopper in Webster.

A 6,000-square-foot Boylston building housing an electronics company has been sold to a Shrewsbury real estate developer and investor for $630,000.

Construction is set to begin in the next few weeks on the latest phase of retail space at the Pleasant Valley Crossing shopping center in Sutton.

The owner of a 1-million-square-foot vacant mill in Hopedale is pushing the town against including the property in a proposed historic district, in order to maintain its commercial and redevelopment viability.