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Human services provider Making Opportunity Count will lay off 20 employees by April 30 as the Fitchburg-based nonprofit will shutter two of its shelter locations.

Thirty-six years after its inception, the Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce has closed.

Some of the largest and most prominent Central Massachusetts apartment communities are managed by firms accused by the federal government of participating in a rent-fixing scheme.

RCMA Properties, a Needham family-owned property management firm, is now the owner of six Acton apartment buildings.

Construction of Rivage, a 230-unit residential development in Acton, is underway with an expected completion in the spring of 2026.

Insulet, an Acton medical device manufacturer, has been awarded $452 million in total damages by a federal jury.

NorthEast is involved in clinical trials focused on a variety of eye-related ailments, including dry eye syndrome, conjunctivitis, and glaucoma.

Two Central Massachusetts life sciences companies are expanding their presence in the state, committing to a total of 130 new jobs as part of a state tax incentive program designed to bolster the life sciences industry.

Four Central Massachusetts businesses have received a combined $449,354 from a program designed to assist small and midsize manufacturers.

Acton Plaza has been sold to New York real estate firm for $38 million.