North County

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. has granted $25,000 to the City of Leominster to support the city’s facade improvement program, which helps business owners upgrade their facilities’ exteriors.

The number of homes sold in the city of Worcester in July dropped 21.5% compared with July 2021. This compares with an 11% drop in the number of sales in Worcester County for July year over year and a 17% drop statewide.

An entity registered to Millennium Holding Group, LLC of Lowell purchased two multifamily properties in Gardner on Friday for a combined $1 million.

Unified Health and Performance of Lancaster, a fitness center serving athletes with and without disabilities, will be moving to a larger space in September, which includes opening a new Rick Hoyt Research Lab, named after the famous Boston Marathon athlete with cerebral palsy.

A Shirley corporation and a couple from Dorchester completed nine transactions totaling $8 million to purchase the Hilltop Estates Condominiums in Fitchburg.

Lucy’s Furniture and Upholstery of Fitchburg received a $15,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. of Fitchburg, to purchase fabric for furniture repair.

An entity registered to the owners of Piece by Piece Movers of Boston has acquired a 4-acre property including a 67,000 square-foot warehouse at 241 Willard St. in Leominster for $7.2 million.

The Worcester Metropolitan Statistical Area unemployment rate rose to 3.7% in June, up from 3.5% in May, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development on July 26.

VP Auto Repair and Mechanical of Leominster will receive a $50,000 loan for improvements and equipment, approved by the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. which is the economic development arm of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce in Fitchburg.

Ellen McGovern, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Clinton Savings Bank, has been named board chair of Framingham’s United Way of Tri-County as of Aug. 1.