Marlborough

A UMass Medical School professor and Nobel Prize winner knew of a Chinese researcher's work on gene-edited babies before that work became public, according to the Associated Press.

Applied Behavioral Associates has moved into an expanded autism care facility in Marlborough after its acquisition by a national firm based in Michigan.

A Southborough developer planning a new industrial park at the Marlborough Airport has bought the site for just under $1.9 million.

Marlborough saw 20 companies either move into the city or expand last year, adding upwards of 350 jobs, according to the Marlborough Economic Development Corp.'s annual report.

The French biopharmaceutical firm LFB, with its U.S. headquarters in Framingham, has sold the property on which its Marlborough facility sits for $4.5 million.

A hit-or-miss nature has been an unavoidable part of communities' use of business tax breaks over the last two decades, a WBJ review shows.

For neighborhoods in Central Massachusetts overlooked by developers, there's a potential salvation: a new federal tax incentive program.

Communities have often used tax deals to help companies in what officials say is the most important tool they can use in economic development.

It's easy to vilify businesses for taking tax breaks from local governments, even if they are bringing in jobs and investment

After slowly taking over more responsibilities from founder Laura DiBenedetto for 2.5 years, Julia Becker Collins in December assumed control at Vision Advertising, two months after it moved from Worcester to Westborough.