WBJ Staff

TJX Cos. is continuing to be a bright spot in a struggling retail industry. The Framingham retailer's fourth-quarter net sales rose 10% to surpass $12 billion.

Anna Maria College in Paxton has named Alex Mowatt as vice president for finance and chief financial officer and Michael Miers as its new vice president for administration and chief information officer.

Cynthia Egan has been elected as the vice chair of The Hanover Insurance Group’s board with the expectation she will step into the board chair role for the Worcester company in 2021.

A new resource center for entrepreneurs and neighborhood businesses will open in March as a major component of a state-funded effort to help Worcester's Main South neighborhood.

Framingham startup Veloxint has received a grant to develop and scale next-generation nanocrystalline metal alloys.

FLEXcon, a Spencer manufacturer of coated and laminated films, has promoted its president to CEO.

Dennis Tully, the late president of plastic injection mold manufacturer MTD Micro Molding, will be posthumously inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame in March.

ReNew Tatnuck Square, an apartment complex in the Tatnuck area of Worcester, has been bought for $16.1 million by a California multi-family property firm.

Despite strong numbers, Northborough insulation product manufacturer Aspen Aerogels stock slipped 12% in morning trading after missing its fourth quarter revenue goal.

Mevion Medical Systems of Littleton has appointed its first chief operating officer, Curt Kienast.