Single-family home sales rose in many MetroWest communities in February, including Marlborough, Natick and Milford, as inventory in many cities and towns remained low.
The Cannabis Control Commission, which oversees the state's legal marijuana industry, agreed Tuesday to search for a location in Worcester to make its permanent headquarters.
The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, a nonprofit formed three decades ago to support the state's life sciences industry, is aiming to make it easier for communities to make themselves ready through the right zoning and permitting programs.
The quickly changing retail landscape took a new hit with the closure of a Sam's Club in Worcester in January and the impending closure of Toys “R” Us in Auburn, Leominster, Northborough, Millbury and Framingham.
Two Central Massachusetts wealth management professionals are among the top 10 in Massachusetts and the top 1,200 nationally, according to financial publication Barron's.
Minnesota medical device manufacturer Cogentix Medical, which operates a 24,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Westborough, has been purchased by a Toronto company for $214 million.
A man who led authorities to $20 million hidden in a mattress has been sentenced to 33 months of prison time for his role in the TelexFree pyramid scheme.