Economy

TJX had a net gain of 131 locations in fiscal 2025, bringing its total number of retail stores to 5,085 across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia.

Seaman Paper Co. has acquired a fellow family-owned paper firm based in Germany.

Citing ongoing industry hardships, Worcester restaurant B.T.’s Fried Chicken and BBQ will close up shop permanently on Sunday.

Worcester Community Action Council has named Kristen Lemire as the anti-poverty nonprofit’s new board chair.

Larry Jasinski, CEO of Marlborough-based mobility device manufacturer Lifeward, will be stepping down from his executive role of the company formerly known as ReWalk Robotics in the second quarter of 2025.

Hundreds of high school and college students looking for a future in the business of professional sports attended the New England Sports Summit at the College of the Holy Cross on Friday.

The Heart of New England Council, Scouting America, the Rutland-based council serving Scouting America throughout Central Massachusetts, has named Jason Pigg as its new scout executive and CEO, effective March 1. 

Denten Park has been named CEO of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester and of the Massachusetts market of its parent company, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare.

Massachusetts Head Start programs employed 4,212 people in the 2023-2024 program year.

Central Massachusetts ended 2024 with increased unemployment in December and rates higher than the same time in 2023.