Monica Benevides

Rye & Thyme, an upscale comfort food restaurant stationed in the heart of Leominster’s downtown, will not reopen following a closure began in March due to the coronavirus, Niche Hospitality Group of Worcester announced. Instead, it will be replaced by the third location of The Fix Burger Bar, as soon as this fall.

The second part of the Phase Three of the Massachusetts economic reopening plan has been suspended indefinitely, Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Friday, along with a slew of other changes intended to stop the spread of COVID-19, as cases and related deaths have slowly begun to increase.

Milford developer D&F Afonso Builders has been given the go-ahead to pursue plans to develop a 15-acre parcel along Westboro Road and Institute Road in North Grafton, according to a Thursday press release. 

Energy technology company AMSC of Ayer reported increased revenues of $21.2 million for the company’s first quarter of fiscal 2020, according to an earnings report released Wednesday, even as its net loss remained steady at $3.4 million.

The Worcester Railers will begin its full 2020-21 season of minor league hockey in December, its league announced on Wednesday.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the first circuit vacated a decision made by a U.S. District Court judge last year, allowing the ex-wife of Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s largest donor to continue pursuing legal options to retrieve funds her late ex-husband allegedly hid before donating them to the Worcester school.

MassDevelopment, the state’s finance and development agency, announced Wednesday it has provided a $4.5-million loan for the continued redevelopment of Pepperell Place.

Joe O’Grady spoke with WBJ about the decision to pursue his CBD business after the City of Worcester took the company’s previous location through eminent domain.

Gov. Charlie Baker is expanding the state’s free coronavirus testing program to Framingham, according to a Monday announcement.

Renewable energy company Ameresco, based in Framingham, reported $223M in revenue during the company’s second quarter, according to a quarterly report released on Monday.