Northborough

Aspen Aerogels, a Northborough battery technology company serving the electric vehicle and electric infrastructure industries, tapped Santhosh Daniel as its next chief accounting officer.

Northborough materials technology company Aspen Aerogels appointed 25-year human-resources veteran Stephanie Pittman as its chief human resources officer, effective Tuesday.

Retail real estate giant Kimco Realty Corp. of Jericho, New York, which owns Waverly Plaza in Framingham and Mill Street Plaza in Worcester, plans to acquire Northborough Crossing owner RPT Realty of New York City.

Music education franchise School of Rock aims to open a new location at shopping center Northborough Crossing in late 2023 or early 2024.

Local developer Polar Views LLC added to its recent acquisitions of Worcester properties with a $1.3 million purchase.

Affiliates of Florida-based real-estate investment firm Westbrook Partners purchased a portfolio of industrial properties from Boston real estate firm Marcus Partners for $167 million, including four Central Massachusetts properties in Sutton and Franklin.

A Northborough shopping plaza at 292 Main St. was sold on Friday for $2.65 million.

Two class-A warehouses in The Crossroads Industrial Park at 495 on the Marlborough-Northborough border sold for a combined $78.9 million on July 11, according to the Worcester District Registry of Deeds.

Aspen Aerogels has completed construction on its 59,000-square-foot engineering and rapid prototyping facility in Marlborough. The company held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the site on Wednesday.

Five life science companies with significant operations in Central Mass. were among the 43 firms across Massachusetts chosen to split $24.4 million in tax incentive awards.