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After two years of development at MBI, a research-and-development startup has graduated to a new headquarters.

A 10,000-square-foot retail building in Natick has been purchased by the operators of a number of The Learning Experience daycare centers in Massachusetts, as the company seeks to open its first location in the town.

A historic venue in Acton that was once the site of a lecture by Henry David Thoreau has been sold for $1.07 million to a Belmont-based church.

Two properties utilized by the school, 71 and 73 Cottage St., were sold in a deal finalized on Tuesday.

Following the retirement of CEO Hoyt Randall Smith, Marlborough-based life science consulting firm ECI has appointed company co-founder Brijesh Patel as its next leader.

Boston-based automotive dealership Herb Chambers has opened its relocated Sudbury Mercedes-Benz dealership featuring an updated and enhanced aesthetic aimed at providing a more luxurious experience for shoppers. 

The site of a proposed five-story, mixed-use building in downtown Marlborough has been purchased by a firm involved in the proposal for $3 million.

Marlborough-based pharmaceutical company Sumitomo Pharma America, a U.S. subsidiary of Japanese parent company Sumitomo Pharma, is set to lay off 53 employees, as the company continues to reduce its workforce.

Nine Worcester County nonprofits including healthcare organizations, schools, and places of worship received nearly half a million in state grants to finance security updates needed to protect them from potential hate crimes and terror attacks.

The plaza contains six commercial units with a total building size of 7,778 square feet.