MetroWest

Unemployment in the MetroWest region continued to fall in April, with the Framingham metro area’s rate hitting 2.5%. 

A waste management company operating in Marlborough and Westminster has been fined $7,373 for violating hazardous waste and solid waste regulations, according to a Wednesday release from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.

Worcester law firm Fletcher Tilton PC has named Michael Sweeney, former head of the Massachusetts State Lottery, as the law firm’s new executive director.

Orchards Apartments, a 156-unit luxury apartment complex in Marlborough, sold for $59.2 million in a deal closed Friday, according to the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds.

The U.S. Department of Defense Information Analysis Center has awarded a Maryland-based company a $39-million contract for projects at the Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center, also known as Natick Labs.

Dean College in Franklin will rename its student center after President Paula Rooney, as she leaves her position after 27 years in the role.

Showcase, a Canadian retail company specializing in selling products seen frequently on TikTok or television shows, is coming to Natick as part of a major U.S. expansion.

Several MetroWest towns saw significant year-over-year home price increases in April, thanks largely to low inventory and fierce buyer competition. 

Workers at the Planned Parenthood facilities in Worcester and Marlborough, along with workers at two other sites across the state, announced Wednesday their intention to unionize and join 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers East, part of the Service Employees International Union.

A 109-room hotel property in Westborough sold for just over $7.2 million in a deal closed Friday, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.