Central Mass. South

A 16,473-square-foot building within the 150-acre Southbridge Innovation Center has been sold for $1.7 million to the nonprofit YOU, Inc., an affiliate of the Seven Hills Foundation & Affiliates, according to a Wednesday press release from seller Franklin Realty Advisors.

Spencer Trappist Brewery, the only Trappist brewery located in the United States, announced it was ceasing operations via a Facebook post on Saturday.

Properties in Maynard, Sturbridge, and Sudbury received a total of $56.8 million in financing for senior and family housing projects from MassHousing, allowing for the properties’ owner to refinance and preserve affordability.

The severing of economic ties between the U.S. and Russia is likely to prove a challenge for IPG Photonics, which was founded in Russia and has long-standing ties to the country.

Dennis Tully, the president of Charlton manufacturer MTD Micro Molding who passed away in 2019, was honored with a formal induction into the Plastics Hall of Fame.

C&R Tire, a family-owned tire dealer and auto repair shop based in Worcester and Sturbridge, was acquired by Sullivan Tire and Auto Service, the companies announced May 2.

A 17.62-acre parcel of land in Charlton containing a single-family and three two-family houses sold for $1.62 million in a deal closed Friday, according to NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs, the Worcester firm that brokered the deal.

Charlton-based Tree House Brewing Co. is purchasing Tewksbury Country Club, a 50-acre golf course and events venue in Northeastern Massachusetts, the brewery announced on its website on Friday.

Heywood Healthcare, one of the last independent community healthcare systems in Central Massachusetts, has agreed in principle to join the UMass Memorial Health system, seeking to become part of the network with facilities in Worcester, Marlborough, Leominster, Clinton and Southbridge.

UN1F1ED² Global Packaging Group, a packaging supplier headquartered in Sutton, purchased a 99,000-square-foot industrial warehouse in Webster for $7.5 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.