Blackstone Valley

In a move that will have funding and tourism implications at historic sites throughout Central Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Congress has voted to create a new national park in the Blackstone River valley.

Edward J. Kelly, the president of Milford Regional Medical Center, will also become the CEO of the health care organization in 2016, Milford Regional announced Thursday.

The House of Representatives Thursday approved legislation to make the Blackstone River Valley National Historic Corridor a unit of the National Park System.

The fate of casino gambling in Massachusetts is far from certain as a ballot question that could nix it looms closer. But developers of the Plainridge Park Casino aren't faltering. “We are already underway with construction … In fact, we are a little more than halfway done,” said Eric Schippers, senior vice president of public affairs for Penn National Gaming, the Pennsylvania-based firm that was awarded the state's single slots parlor license by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.

Central Mass. companies were among more than 1,600 manufacturers that opened their doors across the country for the third-annual Manufacturing Day , according to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), which is spearheading the day of events along with several other national organizations.

A controversial bill that proponents say would solidify sales of foreclosed homes could be up before the Senate soon, after action planned for Thursday was delayed for Rosh Hashanah, according to Sen. Michael Moore, a supporter of the legislation.

After more than a year-long struggle with the town to construct and operate a liquefied propane gas...

Nine months away from its planned opening, Plainridge Park Casino operators are now accepting applications for 500 new jobs.

An Auburn mixed-use building has been sold and will be the new expanded home of Fairway Mortgage, according to Glickman Kovago & Co., which handled the transaction for the sellers.

Small businesses in Worcester County, especially those engaged in agriculture, have until Oct. 6 to file for economic disaster loans with the federal government for damages caused by excessive moisture and heat over a five-month span last year, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced.