A home construction firm based in Atlanta has purchased more than 17 acres for $9.1 million for the further planned construction of a 425-home housing development in Hopkinton.
Sudbury has the highest median household income of any community in Central Massachusetts and the fourth highest in the state at $170,945, according to new Census data.
Central Massachusetts corporate giants TJX Cos., Boston Scientific and Waters Corp. are among the country's 250 best-run companies, according the Drucker Institute.
The Worcester office vacancy rate rose in the fourth quarter to 11.4 percent from 10.1 percent, according to the Boston offices of real estate firm Colliers International.
A Hopkinton wedding rental equipment company will pay nearly $40,000 in restitution and penalties to settle allegations it violated state wage and hourly work laws.
Five years after it was taken private, EMC parent Dell Technologies is hitting the market once again. Dell said it has received shareholder approval to begin trading on Dec. 28.