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Charles River Bank, headquartered in Medway, has promoted Derek Plourde to president and CEO, according to a Tuesday announcement.

Framingham-based Superior Carpentry, Inc. and its owners are being fined $540,000 over allegations they failed to pay prevailing wages to employees, Attorney General Maura Healey announced on Monday.

A 78,000-square-foot flex office space known as the Appleworks in Harvard has sold along with an adjacent property for a total of $6 million to a Boston developer, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

To help you navigate the ins and outs of the region's business community, WBJ has compiled a list for its Economic Forecast edition of 22 people who will have an outsized role in shaping those trends.

The future of office and retail space is still uncertain as remote work and e-commerce maintain strong holds on the economy. One thing that seems certain: the housing market has perhaps never been hotter.

Every year, WBJ's editorial staff makes 10 predictions for news events in the coming year. Turns out, 2021 was almost impossible to predict, as we got three right.

Annie E. Fales Elementary School in Westborough, which began classes in November, is one of the first net-positive-energy public schools built in Massachusetts, according to a press release from the architect and the builder.

Framingham renewable energy company Ameresco announced Thursday a partnership with Wales-based Merthyr Tydfil Council, resulting in a $1.45-million energy conservation project.

Arch Therapeutics, a Framingham biotechnology company specializing in wound care and biosurgical devices, announced on Monday its AC5 Advanced Wound System would be added to federal contracts.

In its second expansion in a year, Trivedi Advanced Technologies LLC is moving into a Northborough location after purchasing the 21,500-square-foot office for $2.15 million in a deal closed Dec. 8.