Economy

The U.S. economy rebounded in the third quarter, growing at a 2.6% annual rate after contracting in the second quarter.

The September unemployment rates in the Central Massachusetts metropolitan areas surrounding Worcester, Framingham, and Leominster-Gardner all dropped.

The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Massachusetts has fallen 2 cents, down from last week’s $3.60, according to travel association AAA Northeast.

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts in September dropped to 3.4%, down two tenths of a percentage point from August and down 1.7% from September 2021.

Magic Treasures, a Fitchburg-based business focused on alternative health care, received a $10,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. of Fitchburg.

Clinton packs more than 15,000 people into an area approximately three miles by two miles, making it one of the most densely populated communities outside of Route 128.

Clark University Graduate Workers United union voted unanimously 71-0 on Wednesday to ratify its first contract with Clark University, officially ending the contentious negotiations which included the union workers going on strike.

Clark University in Worcester has reached a tentative agreement with the Clark University Graduate Workers United union to end the strike started on Monday, the university announced via email on Friday.

Waters Corp., an analytical laboratory instrument company based in Milford, has invested $5.8 million in expanding its research and development center in Wexford, Ireland, to expand its mass spectrometry technology.

USPack Logistics LLC of Orlando, Florida, has been ordered by a Massachusetts District U.S. District Court judge to pay $575,000 to 62 couriers based out of the company’s Shrewsbury location for back wages and liquidated damages, according to a U.S. Department of Labor press release.