Monica Benevides

Energy efficiency company Ameresco, headquartered in Framingham, reported a 112% increase in profits in the company’s third quarter, according to an earnings report released Monday.

Diagnostic company Oxford Immunotec, which has U.S. headquarters in Marlborough, reported a $149,000 loss in net income in the company’s third quarter, according to an earnings report released on Tuesday.

In an effort to prevent the shutdown of the Massachusetts economy and schools in the face of rising coronavirus case numbers, Gov. Charlie Baker announced a series of new COVID-19 regulations for Massachusetts during a Monday press conference, including forcing a number of businesses to close at 9:30 p.m. each day.

The average gasoline price of regular unleaded in Massachusetts is down two cents from last week, averaging $2.08 per gallon, the travel organization AAA announced on Monday.

Worcester software startup Blustream has raised $3 million in funding to back its product experience platform, the company announced in October.

Pennsylvania marijuana company Ethos Cannabis will open its first recreational dispensary in Fitchburg on Halloween, the company announced on Friday.

Oxford laser manufacturer IPG Photonics has reported a 38% decrease in its net revenue in the company’s third quarter, compared to the same time period in 2019, according to an earnings report released Friday.

The median sale price for single-family homes in Worcester County surged 17% in September, compared with the same month a year prior, according to a new report from Peabody real estate data firm The Warren Group.

The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. in Worcester profited $118.9 million in the company’s third quarter, the same amount reported during the same quarter a year prior, according to an earnings report published Tuesday.

Solar Wolf Energy of Auburn has named former vice president Taylor Bennett as the company’s new CEO, the company announced on Friday.