North County

The City of Gardner received a $4.1-million grant from the state’s MassWorks program to revitalize its Main Street, according to a Monday press release from Mayor Michael Nicholson.

Sean Smith, owner of 873 Cafe Tavern in Ashby, has received a $75,000 loan through the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation.

The changing face of retail is having a profound impact on Massachusetts’ real estate and development landscape.

Fueled by communities near I-495 and the Massachusetts Turnpike, the Central Massachusetts region grew 8.1% in population from 2010 to 2020, outpacing both the state (6.0%) and nation (6.5%), according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Decennial Census of Population and Housing.

Indian Hill Music, a regional nonprofit center for music education and performance, announced it will move its headquarters from Littleton to a brand new facility in Groton, and will change its name to Groton Hill Music Center.

NorthBridge Partners, LLC, a real estate investment company based in Wakefield, has purchased $16.2 million in properties in Shrewsbury, Sterling, and Boylston over the last few weeks.

Solvus Global, a technology solutions company founded by two PhD graduates from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has received a $1.6 million grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to develop a new manufacturing center, according to a Friday announcement. 

Mass Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has awarded a cumulative $90,508 in grants to nine Central Massachusetts organizations in an effort to support them in the face of ongoing challenges from the coronavirus pandemic.

A 168,000-square-foot property on Hudson’s Main Street sold for $11 million, according to a press release from Greater Boston Commercial Properties Inc., who brokered the sale.

A Framingham real estate company purchased a 102,000-square-foot, fully leased industrial warehouse in Leominster for $5.9 million, according to the Worcester North District Registry of Deeds.