Framingham

A five-story office building that sits next to the Framingham-Southborough line and formerly occupied by Genzyme Corp. was sold last week to a New Jersey firm that's planning a major expansion and renovation, according to a broker involved in the deal.

Cultural attractions are nice to have in every community, said Susan Nicholl, executive director of the MetroWest Tourism & Visitors Bureau in Framingham.

Five health care organizations have received grants totaling $65,000 from the Massachusetts Medical Society's Alliance Charitable Foundation for health care and medical services they deliver.

Citing "extraordinarily cold weather" across much of the U.S., Canadian and European regions where it has stores, TJX Cos. reported a dip in consolidated comparable store sales for March.

The office vacancy rate in Natick and Framingham dipped below 10 percent in the first quarter of 2013, according Boston-based Richards Barry Joyce & Partners, a favorable development for landlords in the two MetroWest towns.

Once Framingham's largest employer, label and packaging firm Avery Dennison's small remaining presence in Framingham will be gone entirely by August, when the company's Retail Branding and Information Solutions (RBIS) division moves to neighboring Westborough. Avery Dennison sold its office building at 7 Bishop Street in Framingham last spring. It remains housed in the space, but not for long, as Westborough officials confirmed the company is planning to relocate.

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Stakeholders voiced support and suggested changes before state lawmakers this week for proposed regulations meant to tighten oversight of Massachusetts compounding pharmacies.

Framingham-based Correlsense, which makes computer application management and monitoring software known as SharePath, said it has struck a deal to integrate its technology into the cloud platform of Red Hat, which has a large facility in Westford.