This weeks news, features, events and economic trends in MetroWest and along the heart of the I-495 corridor

Having trouble viewing this email? View as a web page.
Metrowest 495

Westborough offices sell for nearly $10M

A pair of office buildings of Flanders Road in Westborough have sold for $9.85 million.

Wegmans opens first-of-its-kind Natick store

Wegmans didn't quite know what to expect opening its Natick Mall location Sunday. The chain has never opened a store quite like the one replacing a former JCPenney there.

Go here for more information

Milford pot grower wants to help small marijuana companies

A company that grows marijuana in Milford and processes pot plans to launch a small-business accelerator program that it is billing as the first in the nation.

Old Sturbridge Village adds 5,400 solar panels

The outdoor living history museum Old Sturbridge Village has turned the switch on a 5,400-panel solar energy system installed by Hopkinton's Solect Energy.

Boston Scientific closes on potential $406M acquisition

Marlborough medical device giant Boston Scientific has closed on a potential $406 million acquisition of a Minnesota firm developing a minimally invasive therapy for men with prostate issues.

Hologic loses $680 million in Q2

Marlborough women's health technology company Hologic lost more than $680 million in the company's second quarter, the firm said in an earnings report released Wednesday.

Calendar

Monday, May. 07

First Monday Meeting

Presented by: Network of Enterprising Women

8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Project Just Because, Hopkinton

Thursday, May. 10

Retirement Party for Susanne Morreale Leeber

Presented by: Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce

5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, Marlborough

Friday, May. 11

Coffee Connections

Presented by: Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce

7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Open Table, Maynard

Go here for more information

People on the move

Brandon Weber is the new head of the business development program at Corporate Environmental Advisors Inc. of Westborough. Weber, a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, is responsible for driving growth and visibility of CEA in key business markets and leading the company’s marketing and sales initiatives.

You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the Metrowest 495Biz at WBJournal.com.

Click here to unsubscribe

Know a friend or colleague who would like to subscribe?

New subscribers can sign up here

Worcester Business Journal
172 Shrewsbury Street
Worcester MA, 01604