Leominster

Connecting to Greatness, a small Leominster business providing mental health counseling, has received a $25,000 loan for an expansion into telehealth.

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce graduated 17 local professionals as part of the Class of 2022 from its Community Leadership Institute, during which they established a foundation and supported community needs.

After 10 years of owning the Gazbar Sports Grill in Leominster, Erica Grinkis is working on a few small projects to keep the eatery fun and enticing, but its main goal is to keep the space familiar to regulars.

Agree Realty Corp. of Michigan, a real estate investment trust specializing in the acquisition and development of retail properties, has purchased 33 Orchard Hill Park Drive, the location of a Best Buy store in Leominster’s Orchard Hill Park shopping center for $7.9 million.

Pennsylvania real estate investor EQT Exeter fueled its expansion into New England with the acquisition of a 64,000-square-foot warehouse in Northborough for $18 million.

Companies with new hires and promotions include Workplace Resource, MassHire Central Regional Workforce Board, Leominster Credit Union, and Bay State Savings Bank.

Greater Worcester’s unemployment rate rose slightly from 3.4% to 3.5% from April to May, as most other metropolitan areas reported gains in overall employment. 

Three businesses in Central Massachusetts have been approved for economic incentive development programs by the state’s Economic Assistance Coordinating Council, and two additional Worcester County towns have been approved for the council’s vacant storefront program.

A multi-family apartment building at 267 Mill St. in Worcester has been sold to an entity registered to Michelle and Bechara Fren of Franklin for $5.8 million, according to the Worcester Registry of Deeds.

Central Massachusetts business organizations with recent hires and promotions include Oriol Health Care, GFA Federal Credit Union, and Bay State Savings Bank.