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At a Wednesday night planning board meeting in Natick, developers detailed plans for the Natick Mall’s former Neiman Marcus department store, which Boston real estate firm The Bulfinch Cos. bought for $12.6 million late last year.

Properties in Maynard, Sturbridge, and Sudbury received a total of $56.8 million in financing for senior and family housing projects from MassHousing, allowing for the properties’ owner to refinance and preserve affordability.

For almost four years, Glenn Paradise has been building from scratch a clothing company specializing in sleepwear. His company’s masked hoodie is designed to help those who struggle with getting a good night’s rest, including professional athletes.

Overall, more than 20,000 PPP loans for a total of $1.8 billion were given out to businesses across Worcester County, with more than 4,800 and $450 million of those loans going to businesses within the city of Worcester, according to data from the SBA.

As a way to fund scholarships for women in brewing throughout Massachusetts, Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Co. in Framingham has released a new beer.

One of the co-founders of Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers in Framingham was recognized for his advocacy work by a nationwide brewers group.

Union Twist, a new licensed cannabis retailer in Framingham, opened its doors to the public on Monday, embarking on a plan to offer products at lower rates than competitors to draw customers in.

A 345,000-square-foot industrial distribution facility in Bellingham with a full-building lease sold for $96.7 million in late April, according Newmark, whose Boston team brokered the sale.

United Solutions, a construction software reseller based in Hopkinton, was acquired by Ohio-based Aktion Associates, Inc., according to a May 1 press release from Aktion.

Definitive Healthcare Corp. is promoting one of its existing executives to the CEO role about a year after he joined the company.