Natick

Natick software developer MathWorks donated $2.5 million to build a new regional YMCA in Ashland.

People are on the move at the Family Health Center of Worcester, AdCare Hospital in Worcester, the Worcester law firm Bowditch & Dewey, the Estate Preservation Law Offices, MutualOne Bank in Framingham, Framingham State University, and UMass Memorial Health in Worcester.

Machine vision manufacturer Cognex Corp. in Natick has appointed Angelos Papadimitriou to its board of directors as two board members plan to retire on May 3. 

A 7,676-square-foot life-sciences building at 19 Strathmore Road in Natick was sold on Feb. 14 for $3.5 million.

Three Central Massachusetts nonprofits received a total of $400,000 from Massachusetts Cultural Council as part of the Gaming Mitigation Program in fiscal 2023.

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

A Natick company is propelling the next generation of spacecrafts into orbit. Busek Co. Inc. makes in-space propulsion thrusters, and its thrusters were installed on Airbus OneWeb Satellites now orbiting the Earth. 

Village Automotive Group of Allston has acquired Brigham-Gill Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Natick.

Mercy BioAnalytics, Inc. promoted its chief operating officer, Dawn Mattoon, to the CEO position. Former CEO and Co-founder Paul Blavin transitioned to vice chairman of the board.

Allurion Technologies, Inc., the Natick-based creator of the Allurion gastric balloon, will become a publicly traded company, through a deal with Compute Health Acquisition Corp. of Delaware.