Small Business

Metrolube Realty, LLC, registered to Bob Ladas, president CEO of Marlborough’s Metrolube Enterprises Inc., purchased two Valvoline Instant Oil Change locations in Worcester for $3.2 million.

Among the companies with recent hires and promotions are MAPFRE USA, Central One Federal Credit Union, Country Bank, and Rollstone Bank & Trust.

This year’s 40 Under Forty class was selected from the top candidates out of 211 nominations for 119 professionals in the Central Massachusetts business community.

Since 2016, POW! WOW! Worcester has put up murals around the city for the public to interact with. After five August festivals, including a 2021 return after a 2020 break with the coronavirus pandemic, the community organization is looking to its longevity.

Family-owned Suney’s Pub and Family Restaurant is closing after 52 years in business, the owners announced in a Facebook post on Thursday.

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.

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.

A corporation registered to two orthodontists purchased a medical professional building at 604 Main St. in Shrewsbury for $6 million on Friday.

Claire and Brendan O’Connor sold the location of their beloved Worcester restaurant to its new owners, the Maxwell family, for $2.2 million.

The City of Worcester has opened the application window for five business and community programs funded from the $146 million in American Rescue Plan Act money received by the City.