Three Central Massachusetts manufacturing firms were among 11 companies to split $2.2 million in grants from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Accelerate Program, administered by the Center for Advanced Manufacturing at MassTech Collaborative.
While Beacon Hill searches for solutions to the serious housing shortage that fuels affordability concerns in Massachusetts, a real estate industry organization wants to see the Community Preservation Act program retrofitted to put a greater emphasis on housing production.
California-based Realty Income Corp. has begun acquiring Cumberland Farms locations as part of a $1.5-billion sale-leaseback deal with United Kingdom-based EG Group.