Framingham

Framingham-based Ameresco received a notice of intent Friday for a contract to build an 18.6 megawatt solar plant for the U.S. Army in Maryland.

The Board of Trustees of Framingham State University has announced three final candidates for the presidency following the departure of FSU's last president, Timothy J. Flanagan, in May.

Third-quarter revenue for Staples fell nearly 4 percent as the Framingham-based office supply retailer cited weak demand for “core” office supplies, but growth in its online sales channels.

Fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 35 percent at The TJX Cos. of Framingham based off improvements in same-store sales.

U.S. regulators said Friday that the risks from a multiple sclerosis (MS) drug developed by Cambridge-based Genzyme might outweigh its benefits and recommended against the drug's approval.

Consolidation of an Avery Dennison segment acquired by Toronto-based specialty packaging company CCL Industries, Inc. will result in the closure of supply chain operations in Holliston and the majority of its employees will be laid off as of Feb. 1, according to Sean Washchuk, chief financial officer for CCL. The segment, a consumer office products business called Avery, is part of a consolidation of operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, according to a statement released by the company Oct. 30. The company's other Massachusetts supply chain operations in Chicopee are also slated to close. The consolidation will impact 250 Mass. employees, with only a small group of employees relocating and keeping their jobs, according to Washchuk. He declined to disclose the number of employees located in Holliston. No one answered the phone Monday afternoon at the Holliston location at 89 Cross St.

Revenue soared and losses narrowed at HeartWave International of Framingham due to rising sales of its Ventricular Assist System.

Profits and revenue for Framingham-based Ameresco came in well below expectations in the third quarter.

The McAuliffe Charter School has purchased a four-acre site in Framingham that will become the school's new home in the fall of 2014.

Framingham-based uTest, which tests software and mobile applications, announced Tuesday it will change the company's name to Applause in 2014.