Distributed Energy & Clean Power: ClearGen acquired a 19-megawatt portfolio of operating behind-the-meter solar assets that includes projects in Massachusetts, signaling continued growth in distributed generation. Local Government Finance: The Healey administration launched the Build for Mass revolving loan program, offering up to $75 million in low-interest financing for waterfront resilience, clean energy, and downtown upgrades. Real Estate & Retail: Nuveen bought the Whole Foods-anchored Lakeway Commons plaza in Shrewsbury for about $56.7 million, adding another major Northeast retail investment. Public Health & Environment: Worcester adopted tougher tobacco rules despite pushback; meanwhile, more than 40 Massachusetts beaches were closed due to bacterial exceedances, and Berkshire health officials reported no local cyclospora cases as the outbreak grows. Food & Agriculture: UMass researchers say invasive Manila clams have reached Cape Cod and Boston Harbor, while Franklin County farms received nearly $708,000 in state equipment grants. Legal/Business Watch: Massachusetts is named in a 12-state antitrust suit to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, and a new class action was filed in Massachusetts federal court over Insulet securities. Health Tech: Hologic expanded CE-IVDR approval for its Aptima HPV assay to include self-collected samples in the EU/UK.