Monica Benevides

BJ’s Wholesale Club, a membership-based warehouse retailer based in Westborough, will close on Thanksgiving this year, reopening at 7 a.m. on Black Friday, the company announced Tuesday.

Clean energy company Ameresco, headquartered in Framingham, announced on Tuesday it has entered into a $43-million energy performance contract with the U.S. Coast Guard for a battery energy storage system project at Training Center Petaluma in California. 

Renaissance Medical Group of Southbridge, a healthcare company specifically focusing on the region’s Latino population, announced on Monday it is teaming up with the Worcester Housing Authority to launch a new meal delivery program for WHA residents.

When employers set wages, a lot of factors go into the decision. They ask themselves a variety of questions, including what they can afford, what is industry standard, what’s the market rate for the position, and, in some cases: Is this a living wage?

Collaborative workspace in Central Massachusetts cumulatively received more than $209,000 in grants through the latest round of funding from the state’s Collaborative Workspace Program.

Marlborough medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific announced on Wednesday it has entered into an agreement to buy Baylis Medical Company Inc. for an upfront payment of $1.75 billion.

Bank of America, which is the largest bank in Central Massachusetts when ranked by deposits, announced on Wednesday it has raised its U.S. minimum hourly wage to $21.

Wormtown Brewery in Worcester named in August the first-ever president in the company’s 12-year history, former Tree House Brewing Co. officer manager Kimberly Golinski.