Maynard

AquaBounty Technologies, a Maynard-based salmon-farming company, has paused construction on its planned 479,000-square-foot Pioneer, Ohio fish farm, because of an increase in projected construction costs.

The Imago School in Maynard purchased for $1.7 million the building it had been leasing for more than 25 years.

The Massachusetts Cultural Council granted $2,500 each to 69 Central Massachusetts organizations as part of $1.85 million doled out statewide in 2023 Festival Grants Projects.

Maynard-based JM Coull, Inc., one of the larger commercial contractors in Central Massachusetts, will close, according to an announcement posted on its website.

Beer has become big business. In Massachusetts, the industry supports more than 14,000 employees and, according to the Brewers Association, had an economic impact of more than $1.6 billion in 2021.

Lowell-based grocery store chain Market Basket will open its new Shrewsbury location on Friday, Jan. 13.

Jersey Mike’s Subs, an American submarine sandwich franchise headquartered in New Jersey, is opening a new location at 3-8 Digital Way in Maynard.

Maine-based engineering firm Haley Ward Inc. continues to pursue its growth strategy with the acquisition of Lenard Engineering Inc., a multi-discipline engineering and environmental firm headquartered in Glastonbury, Conn., with offices in Auburn, Mass.

On Friday, LIV Golf, headquartered in Palm Beach, Florida, announced which nonprofits would receive funding from the company as part of its inaugural tournament in Massachusetts at the International Golf Club in Bolton.

Jersey Mike’s, Semper Laser, and Verizon Wireless have all signed new leases at Maynard Crossing, a 306,000-square-foot mixed-use development.