Framingham

The unemployment rate in the Worcester metropolitan area ticked up slightly to 4.7 percent in July from 4.6 percent in June.

Worcester and Framingham law firm Bowditch & Dewey is a new member — and the only law practice in New England — of a law-practice association with more than 250 members worldwide.

Despite the congenial attitude among Central Mass. breweries, the statewide industry association is worried growth may become unsustainable.

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Main Street Bank, Becker College, UniBank and The Training Associates Corp. are among the eight organization who announced recent hires and promotions.

Twenty Central Massachusetts companies made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies this year.

TJX continues to be a rare bright spot in the retail industry, reporting a 6-percent increase in sales for the second quarter on Tuesday.

Days after announcing it has started work on one of the country's largest microgrids, Framingham renewable energy firm Ameresco has signed an $8-million energy efficiency contract with a Pennsylvania college.

Ameresco, a Framingham renewable energy company, has started work on what it says will be one of the largest microgrids, or self-contained energy grids, in the country.

The market for MetroWest office, industrial and manufacturing space remained strong in the second quarter, according to a new report.