Westborough

The owner of The Shoppes at Blackstone Valley has purchased the Speedway Plaza in Westborough for $18.73 million.

At the center of MetroWest and about 20 miles from Boston, Framingham looks to have an edge over many communities when it comes to economic development prospects. But town officials believe Framingham could be doing more to develop commercial properties, especially near exits 12 and 13 off the Massachusetts Turnpike. “It may have been, at times, we've taken it for granted,” Town Manager Robert Halpin said Monday of the town's position. With 68,000 residents, Framingham also employs the most people of any MetroWest town. According to 2008 data published by the town, the job count stood at 45,000, representing 41 percent of the region's total employment. But Framingham officials are hoping to boost the town higher with a new business-friendliness campaign, “Choose Framingham for Business.”

Westborough mobile software company ViryaNet Limited has agreed to be acquired by Verisae Inc. of Minneapolis, according to a statement from the company.

If you own valuable property and are looking to sell, Westborough's a good place to be in 2014. Five commercial, retail or residential properties in the town worth $9 million or more have changed hands so far this year, according to deed records.

Due to growing demand, the Westborough shuttle service operated by the Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) added a new route this week for Westborough residents living in the downtown area.

Westborough town officials took aggressive action to reduce the number of cars on the road during peak commuting hours when it launched shuttle service between the MBTA commuter rail station and major office parks on Route 9 last fall. Town Planner Jim Robbins said ridership has steadily increased each month, and there's a healthy appetite for commuting by train rather than automobile. But the Planning Department and Economic Development Committee aren't stopping there.

A Westborough man will lead an Arizona-based senior wellness center company that recently expanded into Central Massachusetts.

Two Central Massachusetts-based environmental laboratories, accused of failing to control hazardous air pollution emissions, agreed Tuesday to settle and pay the state a combined penalty of $1.05 million.

EVENT: Thirty-one years after its founding, Data General Corp. of Westborough was sold to Hopkinton-based EMC Corp....

A lack of new licensing revenue propelled a 19-percent drop in year-over-year sales in the first quarter for ViryaNet of Westborough, the company reported Monday.