Central Mass. South

It is important to ask the right questions when it comes to Amazon and the opportunity to become the host for its proposed second headquarters, dubbed HQ2.

House lawmakers on Wednesday moved rapidly, and some critics said rashly, to ban any device that could be used to increase the rate of discharge of a firearm.

Southbridge-based SJC Custom Drums has come a long way since brothers Scott and Mike Ciprari began making drums in their grandmother's basement.

Oxford manufacturer Swissturn/USA in September acquired the miniature fastener line of J.I. Morris Co, which the company says will help expand its customer base.

Overcoming its latitude and climate disadvantages compared to other states, Massachusetts has become a national leader in solar energy production, largely thanks to state incentive programs, which are due to make a major transition next year.

One of New England's manufacturing breeding grounds wants a piece of the Amazon pie.

Worcester real estate brokerage Glickman, Kovago and Jacobs has leased two large commercial spaces totaling 86,000 square feet in Webster and Auburn.

Worcester is punching its own lottery ticket in hopes the city can land online retail giant Amazon.

An Oxford manufacturer of precision machine components has acquired the miniature fastener business of a 97-year-old Southbridge company.

Boost Fitness has opened its eighth location, at 130 Water St. in Fitchburg in a 18,000-square-foot space previously occupied by the grocery store.