North County

A series of industrial leases and a major sale in Central Massachusetts are part of a continually strong market in the Boston area, according to a report by the New York City real estate advisory firm Newmark.

IC Federal Credit Union in Fitchburg has named Chris Hendry, former senior director of external affairs for UMass Memorial Health Alliance-Clinton, as its new president and CEO, the credit union’s board of directors announced Tuesday.

Gillette Stadium in Foxborough will be the state's first mass-vaccination center, joining smaller sites that dot Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said in Worcester on Tuesday.

The state’s Department of Corrections will temporarily suspend operations at MCI-Shirley and South Middlesex Correctional Center in Framingham within the next 60 days, impacting nearly 200 inmates between the two campuses.

More than one-third of the inmate population at a federal prison in Devens have tested positive for coronavirus, with the area's two U.S. representatives requesting immediate action to stop the spread.

The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development has awarded $558,134 to four Central Mass. housing authorities to support the Family Self-Sufficiency Program. 

Several Central Massachusetts firms are among the recipients of nearly $4.5 million in grants from MassDevelopment aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of taxi and livery services in the face of the evolving for-hire transportation market.

A pair of buyers has paid $5.3 million for two properties hosting long-term care facilities in Gardner and Leominster.

Lancaster beer company Bull Spit Brewing, based at Kalon Farm, has shut down its taproom as part of an ongoing dispute with the town over zoning approvals, owner Keith Kopley said on Wednesday.

Construction is expected to start early next spring on a development in Lancaster slated to include 23 homes and an office building right off Route 2.