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According to an April report from the National Association of Homebuilders, which indicated lumber prices have tripled during the pandemic, that increase over the last year has added nearly $36,000 to the cost of a new single-family home.

Primerica, Inc., a Georgia-based financial-services company with several outposts in Central Mass., including Oxford and Millbury, plans to acquire 80% of Florida firm e-TeleQuote Limited, a senior health insurance distributor of Medicare-related insurance policies for $600 million.

Valentin Gapontsev, founder of Oxford laser manufacturer IPG Photonics, is worth $2.8 billion, according to the 2021 Forbes billionaire list, which circulated last week.

Curaleaf, a cannabis company headquartered in Wakefield with a dispensary in Oxford, is officially moving into the European market.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced Monday its award of $725,418 in Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program grants for five cities in Central Massachusetts to take initiative on challenges during the winter months. 

Oxford laser manufacturer IPG Photonics has reported $49.7 million in profits for the company’s fourth quarter.

Cannabis company Curaleaf, headquartered in Wakefield, has opened its 100th dispensary, located in Jacksonville, Fla., the company announced on Wednesday.

Oxford laser manufacturer IPG Photonics has reported a 38% decrease in its net revenue in the company’s third quarter, compared to the same time period in 2019, according to an earnings report released Friday.

The two largest corporations Central Massachusetts corporations by market capitalization — Boston Scientific and TJX Cos. — did not do too well on a new review of how well companies match their actions with words to be more inclusive of society and less to shareholders.

Cannabis company Curaleaf, headquartered in Wakefield, will add more than 50 new jobs at its recently expanded cultivation-and-manufacturing facility in Webster, the company announced on Tuesday.