Littleton

Since the Great Recession of 2009, business tenants in Greater Boston, including MetroWest towns along Interstate 495, have enjoyed low commercial rents and the upper-hand in negotiations with landlords. But is that starting to change? It's highly possible, according to data released this month in indSTATus, the industrial real estate market publication by TranswesternRBJ, the Boston-based commercial real estate firm that services clients between Boston and the 495 corridor.

If you want to talk growth in the northern part of MetroWest, Littleton and Westford are obvious...

The 495 North submarket, which has struggled with office vacancy and offered lease rates well below those found in neighboring regions, showed signs of improvement in the third quarter of 2013, according to Boston commercial real estate advisory firm Richards Barry Joyce & Partners (RBJ).

Dover Saddlery said it has brought on a financial advisor to conduct a strategic review of the company.

Littleton-based Dover Saddlery, an equestrian products retailer, announced the opening of its third new store in about a month. Dover's Austin, Texas store will open this fall, according to a statement from the company.

Littleton-based equestrian retailer Dover Saddlery Retail announced plans to open its first store in Florida.

MassVentures, a quasi-public venture capital company, announced $2 million in grants for 15 Bay State firms, including two in Central Massachusetts.

Business tenants looking for commercial office space often look to MetroWest as an affordable alternative to Boston that's still highly accessible and close to all the right amenities.

Citing brutal winter weather slowing sales, Littleton-based equestrian retailer Dover Saddlery reported a decline in same-store sales of 8.1 percent.

Littleton-based equestrian retailer Dover Saddlery announced that it received a deficiency letter from NASDAQ.