Central Mass. South

A Canton-based firm, which already owns several car washes in Central Massachusetts, has purchased four more for a total price of $3.41 million.

Employees at Vision Advertising, Thrive Support & Advocacy, and Main Street Bank are advancing in their careers.

Dell still has a presence in Hopkinton, owning three properties which feature about 1.28 million square feet of office space. However, since the 2015 merger announcement, the company has off-loaded more than 1.2 million square feet.

A former director at Venture Community Services has been sentenced to two years in prison for embezzling approximately $366,477.

Citing ongoing industry hardships, Worcester restaurant B.T.’s Fried Chicken and BBQ will close up shop permanently on Sunday.

Ocean State Job Lot appears set to open a store in Webster, following a $14.5-million purchase of a plaza, the site of a former Big Lots location.

In 2024, the United States celebrated the 50th anniversary of a woman’s ability to obtain a bank account without her father’s or husband’s co-signature.

A logistics center in Uxbridge has sold for $120 million to Boston private equity real estate firm Rockpoint, making it the largest property transaction in the past five years in Central Massachusetts.

Worcester science museum EcoTarium has enhanced its collection of mammal artifacts and sculptures, along with an unspecified monetary donation, from benefactors Peter and Joan Dirlam of Southbridge.

Hometown Financial Group, the Easthampton-based mutual multibank holding company of bankHometown in Oxford, has hired Reed Whitman as its new executive vice president, chief financial officer.