Framingham

Framingham State University has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to increase STEM education.

T.J. Maxx -- the retail store owned by Framingham-based TJX Cos. -- is again enlisting the help of powerful females to push The Maxx You Project, which seeks to encourage women to embrace their individuality via digital and real life communities.

Central Massachusetts companies are making it easier to get exercise during the work day, whether it's a quick walk or even a game of cornhole.

Westborough bulk retailer BJ's Wholesale Club said it is anticipating an IPO price valuing the company at over $2 billion.

Attorney General Maura Healey filed a lawsuit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma and several of its executives, she announced Tuesday.

New homes aren't being built at nearly the rate they used to in and around Worcester. In fact, the region hasn't kept up with statewide or national rates.

Three Central Massachusetts companies have reported CEO pay at least 100 times that of respective companies' median employees.

Craft beer is still booming, but breweries are scaling back their plans as dozens of new brewers come on line each year.

Worcester County and especially the city of Worcester are in a homebuilding crisis

Twenty-one Central Mass. workers and their organizations reported to the WBJ that they have landed new jobs this month.