Greater Worcester

The owner of a Sutton gun dealership has surrendered his license to sell firearms in an agreement announced Wednesday by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office.

Holliston sensors manufacturer Nanmac Corp. was purchased in 2014 by the Patriot Worldwide, also based in Holliston. Since the acquisition, the company has been selling its products to the likes of Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Saint-Gobain, trying to grow its market share for temperature-sensing devices.

National Grid on Tuesday said it is looking for volunteer companies for its pilot program where business, including manufacturers, in Massachusetts and Rhode Island can earn up to $3,500 by reducing their energy use during peak times.

A team of Worcester Polytechnic Institute students, faculty and staff are among 20 finalists in a NASA-sponsored robotics challenge -- the only such team from a university, the space agency announced Tuesday.

Worcester Business Journal on Monday hired an award-winning Massachusetts business journalist to lead its digital operations.

The Worcester economy had its strongest year since the Great Recession, finishing out with 2.1-percent growth in the fourth quarter, according to Assumption College's Worcester Economic Index.

Worcester startup LocalPorch announced over the weekend it will donate all of its 3-percent commission made on Mondays in February to arts nonprofit Creative Hub Worcester.

Eleven people in Central Massachusetts have found new positions, including at Fidelity Bank, TechSandBox, the Idea Agency and the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce.

Profit-driven health care is a growing local and national trend that doesn't necessarily carry ill effects.

The new administrator for the growing Whitinsville-based bank sees branches carrying a more personal touch.