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Pittsfield-based Berkshire Bank will permanently close two Central Massachusetts branches in Westborough and Marlborough, according to the June 30 activity report by the Massachusetts Division of Banks and Board of Bank Incorporation.

The owners of Canton-based Prestige Car Wash and Gas bought a portion of a Milford shopping plaza for $4.7 million. They plan to build a car wash on part of the site.

A three-story office and retail complex at 10-20 Main St. in Natick was sold to an investor for $2.4 million.

Amid uncertainty about a future recession, a pause in interest rate hikes, and a continuing tight labor market, Central Massachusetts business leaders turned pessimistic in June.

Ameresco, a Framingham-based clean energy and technology company, has secured four projects for California power plant sites.

An affiliate of Boston developer Boghos Properties purchased parcels of land totaling $3.6 million to build an approved 176-unit mixed-use development in Framingham.

MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham has named John Whitlock, Jr. its CEO, after he held the role in interim for six months.

New York-based Northeast Grocery, Inc., parent company of Price Chopper and Market 32 supermarkets, has named John Persons as the company’s new chief operating officer and Mike Miller as chief administrative officer, both newly-created positions at the company.

Middleborough-based home-good retailer, Christmas Tree Shops will liquidate all of its stores unless a buyer for the company surfaces within a week.

Acton engineering firm Geocomp has named Sean O’Brien as the company’s new president.