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The MetroWest office market shrank slightly in total occupied square footage in the first quarter of the year, particularly in towns along I-495.

A New Hampshire medical marijuana company will apply for a recreational marijuana retailer license to operate a cannabis shop on Route 30 in Framingham.

Marlborough's Knowledge Park has signed three new tenants and resigned an existing tenant to fill more than 11,000-square-feet just months after the three-building campus was sold for $8.6 million.

TJX Cos., the owner of Marshalls, T.J.Maxx and HomeGoods, is raising its dividend to shareholders by 25 percent and buying back up to $3 billion in shares.

Single-family home sales rose in many MetroWest communities in February, including Marlborough, Natick and Milford, as inventory in many cities and towns remained low.

The Cannabis Control Commission, which oversees the state's legal marijuana industry, agreed Tuesday to search for a location in Worcester to make its permanent headquarters.

The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, a nonprofit formed three decades ago to support the state's life sciences industry, is aiming to make it easier for communities to make themselves ready through the right zoning and permitting programs.

The quickly changing retail landscape took a new hit with the closure of a Sam's Club in Worcester in January and the impending closure of Toys “R” Us in Auburn, Leominster, Northborough, Millbury and Framingham.

Staples laid off 177 workers in January who are eligible for financial benefits because their jobs were deemed lost because of increased imports, according to a legal notice.

A billionaire toy manufacturer is hoping to crowdfund enough cash to acquire Toys R Us and save the dying toy retailer from bankruptcy.