Auburn

Who's on the move in Central Massachusetts?

David “Duddie” Massad, the owner of Worcester car dealerships and later Commerce Bank, died Dec. 28 at age 90.

Bedford wholesale distributor of HVAC equipment F.W. Webb has purchased a 75,000-square-foot warehouse in Auburn for more than $4.7 million.

The Worcester City Council on Tuesday again opted to decrease the tax bill for homeowners at the expense of commercial and industrial property owners.

Clinton town officials have taken another step toward lessening the town's tax burden on commercial and industrial properties with the new year's tax rates.

Ten Central Massachusetts health offices were awarded in the first patient experience awards from the nonprofit Massachusetts Health Quality Partners.

Since 1984, the city council has shifted a portion of the residential tax burden over to the business property tax payers. By doing so, it puts Worcester at a competitive disadvantage to its surrounding communities.

For Reliant Medical Group, there has seemed to be a new office opening to go with each month. Monday will mark the latest, as Reliant opens 225 Lancaster Road in Leominster.

Group Benefits Strategies, a business consulting firm in Auburn, has been bought by an Illinois insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting company.

Atlas Distributing, already identified by WBJ as a founding sponsor of the Worcester Red Sox, officially announced the deal with the team on Thursday.