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Westborough-based Ascend Elements, a lithium ion battery recycling and manufacturing company, was selected by SK Battery America, a Korean-owned motor vehicle manufacturer with a facility in Georgia, to recycle the company’s manufacturing scrap.

Local entrepreneur Kevin Labadini sold both of his car wash locations to a Canton-based car wash company, with the two sales totaling $4.75 million, according to the registries of deeds.

In 2021, consumers had the most complaints against Central Massachusetts utilities and auto dealers.

EG Group, a United Kingdom gas station and convenience store retailer that purchased the Westborough-based Cumberland Farms chain in 2019, will invest $50 million in a rebranding effort across the East Coast.

Matt McGovern, the owner of Newton-based McGovern Auto Group, plans to convert a 15-acre property into a collision center at 420 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury.

The average gasoline sale price in Massachusetts is sitting at $3.62 per gallon of regular unleaded, up 8 cents from last week, according to a Monday report from travel organization AAA Northeast. 

A property along Worcester’s Main Street including two commercial buildings sold for $5 million to an entity registered to Barry Lundgren, the owner of an Auburn-based Honda car dealership.

A nearly 10-acre plot of developable land in Grafton’s technology park CenTech Park, sold for $3.5 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

The state plans to allocate $171 million for construction projects on 25 bridges in Central Massachusetts, according to an initial list posted by Gov. Charlie Baker.

Two days after Worcester City Council discussed the future of gasoline stations, the City received roughly $640,000 to construct new electric vehicle charging stations.