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Brensley said her story "is one of the American Dream realized." She was born in Honduras and adopted at a young age, her campaign website says. She graduated from Suffolk University School of Law in 2008, and previously worked at John Hancock Funds, PNC Wealth Management and BFT Capital.

The Herb Chambers Cos., the Somerville-based automotive retail and service firm with ten locations in Central Massachusetts, has finalized its sale to Atlanta-based Asbury Automotive Group for $1.45 billion.

Some of the largest and most prominent Central Massachusetts apartment communities are managed by firms accused by the federal government of participating in a rent-fixing scheme.

Alta Oxbow, located at 490-494 Boston Post Road, was sold in a deal finalized on Friday. A listing named several attributes that made it appealing for purchase, including the potential for rent increases at the site.

Converting an office building into an apartments can quickly turn into a logistical and financial boondoggle.

Paresky Flitt & Co., a certified public accounting firm based in Wayland, has been acquired by UHY, a national accounting firm headquartered in Connecticut.

While Beacon Hill searches for solutions to the serious housing shortage that fuels affordability concerns in Massachusetts, a real estate industry organization wants to see the Community Preservation Act program retrofitted to put a greater emphasis on housing production.

The directory is a list of organizations with a location in Central Massachusetts that support the life sciences industry, including contract research organizations, contract development and manufacturing organizations, and companies providing custom products, technologies, or other services.

MassDevelopment made 18 grants totalling more than $1.5 million to businesses, cities, towns, and nonprofit organizations in Central Mass.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has selected Tony Laing into its newly created role of assistant vice president for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging on a full-time basis.