Natick

Affyimmune Therapeutics, Inc., a Natick-based clinical stage biotech company specializing in solid cancer treatment, has named biotech entrepreneur and executive Robert Forrester to its board of directors.

Almost every MetroWest town reported fewer home sales in August compared to the same month in 2021, a trend in line with Massachusetts as a whole. 

A cannabis company with a MetroWest medical facility officially has the "best grass in Mass." Bountiful Farms, an independent cannabis cultivator with a medical dispensary in Natick and recreational product sold through several different retail partners, has won first place in the flower category at the Massachusetts Cultivator's Cup.

Avenu at Natick, an ages-62-and-up apartment community, was sold to developer and property manager, Greystar Real Estate Partners of Charleston, South Carolina for $86.5 million.

Avenge Bio, Inc., a Natick biotechnology company, announced on Monday that a paper has been published on the efficacy of its LOCOcyte immunotherapy platform, which is used to administer treatments to solid tumors.

TradeSource Inc., a Rhode Island construction staffing firm with a branch in Natick has agreed to pay $230,000 in penalties resulting from a 2020 data breach.

Home sales in Framingham increased slightly in June compared to last year, as the median sale price shot up by almost 10%. 

In another record-breaking month for the median home price in Massachusetts, several MetroWest towns and cities saw big year-over-year increases. 

Unemployment in the Framingham area ticked up slightly in May, but the rate remained more than a percentage point lower than it was in the same month last year. 

Ken Bates, the CEO of Worcester nonprofit Open Sky Community Services, has been named the new chair of the Association for Behavioral Healthcare, a statewide nonprofit organization representing 81 community-based behavioral healthcare providers.