The Central Massachusetts Convention and Visitors Bureau is dead. Will its successor, the Worcester Regional Visitors and Tourism Corp., pump more life into the region's tourism industry?
The first Massachusetts gambling location, the Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, opened in late June and, so far, things seem to be going smoothly enough.
The parent company of Wyman-Gordon is being sold to Berkshire Hathaway, the multinational holding company of several business lines owned by billionaire Warren Buffett, the companies announced Monday.
With about three weeks of data in hand, state officials said Thursday that they have already noticed a dip in Lottery sales near the Plainridge Park Casino.
Attorney General Maura Healey has entered into a brownfields agreement for the redevelopment and reuse of a parcel in Sutton once occupied by Master Metals Industries, creating six new jobs in the town.
The transition from military to civilian life is a notoriously tough one, but many veterans have a set of skills that's well suited to running a business. And there are a number of public- and private-sector resources devoted to helping ex-military people move into the business world.
Gov. Charlie Baker is aiming to restructure the MBTA in an effort to improve public transportation. Central Massachusetts communities are wondering whether these improvements will extend to the commuter rail lines that serve the region.