MetroWest

As casino developers court residents in Milford, canvassing neighborhoods on foot, a similar effort is underway in Framingham for a proposed development with a starkly different purpose.

Robert A. Martin has been appointed interim president of Framingham State University by its Board of Trustees ahead of FSU's transition to a new president.

Hopkinton-based EMC Corp. has acquired Aveksa Inc., a Waltham identity and access management software firm.

Allegro Software Development of Boxborough has reached a licensing agreement with a California firm, A10 Networks, in which Allegro's products will be used in A10's, the companies announced.

Marlborough-based Sunovion Pharmaceuticals announced it has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for two new uses of its Latuda drug.

Making its fourth purchase in the Northeast in six months, Boston-based real estate investment firm Marcus Partners announced it has bought 115,000 square feet of Class A office space in Framingham for $14.5 million.

The Federal Trade Commission is challenging the proposed $1.7-billion acquisition of Saint Gobain's glass manufacturing subsidiary by Luxembourg-based Ardagh Group S.A.

When it comes to demand for rental housing, as Boston goes, so goes MetroWest, and developers are planning new apartment complexes throughout the region to take advantage of a rental boom.

A Bellingham-based company that has an exclusive purchasing and distribution deal with Canton-based food service giant Dunkin' Donuts is moving its headquarters and 135 administrative jobs to Georgia, it announced recently.

The Boston Marlborough Courtyard by Marriott has been purchased by a Chicago-based firm for $23.9 million.