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Devens-based maker of equipment for the alternative energy industry AMSC will sell its Jackson Road headquarters for $23 million, the company announced Thursday.

A federal court has found a Chinese wind turbine manufacturer guilty of stealing trade secrets from Devens-based AMSC, which caused the loss of 70 percent of AMSC's workforce.

Mass Development has awarded $100,000 in matching manufacturing career grants to 12 Massachusetts partnerships, including three in Central Mass. receiving $28,000 total.

Energy grid and planning company AMSC of Devens has begun work on an electrical control system for a wind turbine manufacturer helping to build an offshore wind project in South Korea.

A new $1-million, 7,400-square-foot community health center in the Market Basket plaza in Fitchburg has been completed.

A summary of notable hires and promotions at Central Mass. companies, including Girls Inc., Central One Federal Credit Union and YOU, Inc.

They happen in boardrooms, hallways, lawyers' offices and in car dealerships. They are, of course, negotiations – seen by many as a means to an end to wrap up a transaction of some sort, ideally involving give and take on both sides.

Grocery shopping can be a mundane experience, a get-in-and-get-out exercise not exactly stirring up passion. Then there's Whole Foods Market and Market Basket.

These properties – which could host retail, housing, industrial or office complexes, or some mix – are practically hiding in plain sight, simply waiting for the right buyer or builder.

In August, Aubuchon Hardware announced it would cease distribution operations in Westminster, a decision that CEO William Aubuchon, IV admitted was a tough one.