Auburn

Postal worker union members and community activists are slated to protest today at Staples sites around the country, including the Auburn location.

Commerce Bank said it and Habitat for Humanity—MetroWest/Greater Worcester have been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston that will help fund the rehabilitation of a single-family home in Auburn.

Quality Beverage of Taunton said it has completed its acquisition of beverage distributor Consolidated Beverages, based in Auburn. Quality will now operate two divisions, in Taunton and Auburn.

Just weeks into his new job as executive director of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, former Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray is calling out the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for mandating costly upgrades to a Millbury treatment plant that cleans and releases Worcester's sewage.

The former Ethan Allen Showroom at 619 Southbridge Street in Auburn has been sold and will be redeveloped for new retail tenants, according to the broker, Glickman Kovago & Co.

The Daily Voice, a Connecticut-based network of news websites, is shutting down its 11 Central Massachusetts locations, according to several published reports.

Patients, doctors, substance abuse counselors, politicians, lawyers, veterans and entrepreneurs hoping to cash in on the legalization of medical marijuana weighed in on potential regulations Wednesday afternoon in Worcester.

Reliant Medical Group is significantly expanding its pharmacy operations in the coming weeks, when it will open 10 pharmacies at several locations throughout Central Massachusetts.

The owner of Auburn-based Casey Storage Solutions has expanded his company to a ninth location, purchasing StorageMAX Self Storage on McKeon Road in Worcester for $1.7 million.

Twenty-three Central Massachusetts companies are among those benefiting from $6.8 million in workforce training fund grants awarded by the Patrick administration.