Fitchburg

Fitchburg tool manufacturer Simonds Saw, which had planned to trim operations, has closed on a $5.6-million sale of its site in the city.

Fitchburg Gardens, a 79-bed nursing and rehabilitation facility at 94 Summer St., has sold for $2.5 million.

Fidelity Bank is donating its former headquarters in downtown Fitchburg to Fitchburg State University.

While Bay State home sales increased by less than 1% and median single-family sales price rose 3.5% in October, Worcester, Framingham, Leominster, and Marlborough bucked the trend.

A Harvey Building Products facility in an industrial area off Water Street in Fitchburg has sold for $3.2 million.

Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tuesday the state has provided $3 million in small business technical assistance grants to four dozen nonprofits, including six in Central Massachusetts.

Fitchburg marijuana grower Revolutionary Clinics announced Wednesday it had formed an umbrella brand for its products for sale across Massachusetts.

Sharpening tools manufacturer Simonds Saw announced Thursday it has entered into an agreement to sell its property at 135 Intervale Road in Fitchburg as it cuts back its manufacturing in Fitchburg due to tariff pressures, although it plans to retain its corporate offices at the location.

Framingham State University has received approval to rename North Hall in honor of Mary Elizabeth (Miles) Bibb, the college’s first African American graduate and a pioneering abolitionist.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection penalized Foxboro company Resource Control $20,000 for violating solid waste and air pollution control regulations at the Fitchburg-Westminster Landfill.