North County

Fitchburg State University and Framingham State University have each received $100,000 grants, both schools announced Monday.

A Boston development firm has paid $2.7 million for a site in Devens housing an office building and acres of additional development space.

In an effort to fill in gaps across loan relief programs, the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce announced Friday the launch of an Economic Recovery Fund, which will provide loans to eligible small businesses negatively impacted by the ongoing economic disruption.

The Fruitlands Museum in Harvard is set to reopen May 19 in a controlled fashion with only its outdoor grounds open to the public.

The coronavirus pandemic isn’t stopping two major Fitchburg developments from moving forward, while the city administration and others are working to expand aid programs for small businesses.

A North Shore-based entity has bought eight residential buildings in Fitchburg and Leominster for just under $1.9 million.

The North Central Mass. Development Corp., the economic development arm of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, has received a $500,000 loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration to back its lending efforts to the region’s small businesses, the nonprofit announced on Monday.

Quickly picking up on technology has become a necessary skill these days for museums more accustomed to bringing in crowds to see artwork, watch and hear animals in their habitats, or experience first-hand the wonders of science.

This new way of life has rearranged the real estate and construction industries, just like practically every other part of the economy.

The North Central Mass. Development Corporation, the economic development arm of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, is now accepting applications for the $669-billion U.S. Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program, the organization announced on Wednesday.