Marlborough

The TJX Cos. of Framingham, the parent firm of global clothing store brands T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, as well as Home Goods, announced a quarterly dividend on its common stock of 14.5 cents per share.

The movement of major businesses like Boston Scientific and Quest Diagnostics into Marlborough, as well as the popularity of the New England Sports Center, have developers looking at the city as a smart place to run or build a hotel.

IT services provider Xand, which has operations in Marlborough, said it has secured more than $200 million in extra debt financing to help grow, with a significant portion of the money to be used for acquisitions and facility expansions.

A New Jersey-based military and government contractor recently signed a lease for office and light assembly space in Marlborough.

Marlborough-based drug manufacturer Acton Pharmaceuticals is being acquired by a Swedish company in an all-cash transaction that could approach $200 million.

The City of Marlborough will host its first official event since achieving the state's cultural district designation last October, with the Downtown Village Art Festival slated for Sunday.

Marlborough-based Sepaton has been awarded a patent for a method that allows its enterprise backup and recovery software to sort through data more quickly and find data matches more efficiently, the company announced.

A New Hampshire-based hotel owner and operator has announced plans to bring a Hilton hotel to Marlborough-Berlin area.

As clinical trials continue for its macular degeneration treatment, Marlborough-based Advanced Cell Technology reported falling revenue and greater losses in the second quarter.

Marlborough Hospital said it is now offering three-dimensional breast tomosynthesis for breast cancer screening at its Women's Imaging Center in Southborough.