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BJ’s Wholesale Club, headquartered in Westborough, announced on Monday three new executive vice president appointments, which the company cast as part of ongoing efforts to enhance its merchandising assortment.

Sean Smith, owner of 873 Cafe Tavern in Ashby, has received a $75,000 loan through the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation.

Concord-based real estate firm Arris Partners LLC sold an 84,000-square-foot warehouse on Bartlett Street along the border of Marlborough and Northborough for $11.6 million, according to the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds.

A 108,700-square-foot warehouse on Robert Bonazzoli Avenue in Hudson sold for $15.2 million to STAG Industrial, Inc., an industrial real estate investment trust based in Boston, according to the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds.

The restaurant scene in and around Worcester is growing.

The changing face of retail is having a profound impact on Massachusetts’ real estate and development landscape.

Fueled by communities near I-495 and the Massachusetts Turnpike, the Central Massachusetts region grew 8.1% in population from 2010 to 2020, outpacing both the state (6.0%) and nation (6.5%), according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Decennial Census of Population and Housing.

Retail giant Amazon announced the opening of a new, 350,000 square foot Amazon Robotics manufacturing facility in Westborough on Thursday.

Two properties sold in Hudson, one on Tower Street and one on Main Street, for a total of $5.9 million, according to Arlington real estate firm, Aho Properties, who brokered the deal.

Pharmacy benefit manager platform provider nirvanaHealth announced Monday it will launch a Medicare Advantage program which will be available on Amazon Web Services.