Blackstone Valley

With Massachusetts seemingly ready to roll the dice, Plainville and the Interstate 495 south area are suddenly poised to become the state's de facto capital for Las Vegas-style gambling. When Penn National's Plainridge Park opens next spring, it will enjoy a gambling monopoly in Massachusetts that could last — at least in the eastern half of the state — for two or three years, local officials and gambling industry experts say.

Boston-based renewable energy company First Wind said Wednesday that a solar project in Millbury, which will provide power to University of Massachusetts campuses in Worcester and Lowell, is complete and commercial operations have begun.

Following approval from the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Sitting Board this month, National Grid announced Thursday that it would begin construction on a 15.4-mile electric transmission line in Millbury, Sutton, Northbridge, Uxbridge and Millville.

Venmill Industries purchased a 28,160-square-foot industrial building in Oxford on April 11 for $1.25 million, according to deed records.

EVENT: The $33-million interchange at the Massachusetts Turnpike and Route 146 opens.RECAP: This was the first phase...

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said it has fined Town and Country Builders of Whitinsville and...

Millbury Savings Bank has named its first new president in more than two decades.

The DCU Center has entered into an exclusive, multiyear coffee partnership with Plainville-Based Honey Dew Donuts.

Grafton Suburban Credit Union has received a $150,000 federal grant that will allow it to assist first-time home buyers.

MassEcon, the state's private-sector economic development partner, unveiled 81 new sites that have been deemed ready to accommodate business tenants interested in locating in the Bay State.