Blackstone Valley

A vacant lot on Hopkinton's West Main Street is now being prepared for a Dunkin Donuts following years of appeals after the project was approved by town officials.

Price Chopper in Hopkinton and Market 32 in Sutton are one of several of the chain's stores to begin a partnership with grocery delivery service Instacart on Wednesday.

Lampin Corp., Provo Wealth Management and Worcester Art Museum are among the companies with recent hires and promotions.

Anticipating that the Supreme Court might rule next year that states can legalize sports wagering, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Thursday resolved to prepare research on the topic.

Rutland solar project developer Zero-Point Development and a New Jersey energy services firm have completed the construction of 31 megawatts of solar energy projects across Central and Southeast Massachusetts.

If approved at Town Meeting next week, Hopedale would break from the practice of its neighbors and allow retail marijuana shops to open in just certain areas of town.

Knowlton Farms in Grafton and Boston solar energy firm BlueWave Solar are using a $100,000 grant to collaborate on an agricultural solar canopy to evaluate plant and crop growth under various solar tools and operating conditions.

Online news outlet Worcester Sun has purchased the exclusive print rights to content produced by Mass Foodies to appear in the paper's upcoming weekly print edition.

Uxbridge's employee-owned Lampin Corp. in November named employee Robin Leclaire as the company's new president, succeeding Bill DiBenedetto, who retired in April.

Recreational and medical marijuana could be a $1.1-billion industry in Massachusetts by 2020, and Athol wants in.