Framingham

Staples is in talks to spin off all of its retain locations to its office-supply rival Office Depot, The New York Post reported Monday, citing anonymous sources.

Commuter rail service along the Framingham-Worcester line will be shut down before reaching Boston this weekend starting Friday night as part of a major reconstruction of a bridge in Boston passing over the route.

Energy efficiency solutions provider Ameresco has entered an agreement with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons the company said will lead to $33 million in energy and water savings.

The end of the month will mark the end of the road for TechSandBox, the Hopkinton business incubator founded at Becker College four years ago.

Office-supply retailer Staples has developed a robotic handling system for its fulfillment centers that it expects to roll out over the next 24 months.

TJX says Homesense will offer "on-trend, high-quality home merchandise at a great value" that will complement, not compete with, its 600-store sister chain, HomeGoods.

A Framingham man who robbed two banks last summer was sentenced to 54 months in prison Tuesday in federal court.

A proposed $6.9-billion acquisition to take Staples private is being contested by several law firms saying Staples' board of directors may have violated their fiduciary duty in approving the deal.

Two Central Massachusetts breweries that increased production substantially over a four-year period were listed among the country's...

Design Center West, a furniture and decor store, has moved into Marlborough's Solomon Pond Mall after 40 years in Framingham.