North County

Housing authorities in Central Massachusetts brought in more than $9 million in federal funding announced Tuesday for public housing improvements.

Little Leaf Farms in Devens, a hydroponic lettuce company, announced on Monday it has raised $90 million in debt and equity financing to fund its East Coast expansion.

More than 200 acres of wooded land at the southern slope of Mount Watatic at the Ashburnham and Ashby line have been bought for conservation by the Leominster-based North County Land Trust.

Home prices are soaring, and there’s virtually no inventory on the market. It’s a phenomenon not at all unique to Central Massachusetts.

A recession coinciding with the start of the coronavirus pandemic last spring sent the American economy into its largest contraction in modern history. Now bankers are wondering, will pent-up demand lead to explosive economic growth? Or are people saving more than ever out of worry or survival? 

Cannabis company Garden Remedies, which maintains a dispensary in Marlborough and cultivation facility in Fitchburg, has named Jeff Herold and Brian Moran as the company’s new co-CEOs.

A corporation registered to Worcester lawyer Michael Angelini and his late brother sold a 29-unit apartment complex in Leominster for $2.5 million to two Franklin buyers.

Alden Global Capital LLC, a New York hedge fund which backs the parent company of Fitchburg’s Sentinel & Enterprise newspaper, has agreed to acquire Tribune Publishing Co. for about $430 million.

Four cities in Central Massachusetts have been chosen among 20 across Massachusetts to be part of a new statewide program to help with coronavirus vaccinations in underserved communities.

Fitchburg State University will freeze undergraduate tuition and fees for the upcoming academic year, the school announced Tuesday.