Framingham

When software testing services firm uTest began to outgrow its former headquarters in Southborough, executives wanted more than just additional square footage in a new space.

The TJX Cos. of Framingham, the parent firm of global clothing store brands T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, as well as Home Goods, announced a quarterly dividend on its common stock of 14.5 cents per share.

Wireless speaker company Libratone has launched an e-commerce website for North America, the Copenhagen-based company announced.

Richards Barry Joyce & Partners, a commercial real estate brokerage with a significant presence in the MetroWest region, has been acquired by the Houston-based real estate firm Transwestern, RBJ announced this week.

Framingham-based office supply retailer Staples Inc. will open a development center in Seattle to boost its ecommerce efforts, the company announced today.

The wired world is tipping increasingly toward tablets and smartphones and away from desktop and laptop personal computers, according to Framingham-based IDC.

An analysis by Framingham-based International Data Corp. (IDC) showed revenue for the worldwide data storage software market grew 4.1 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 2012, to nearly $3.5 billion.

Cities and towns in Massachusetts control more of their economic fate today, especially with less support from the federal and state governments, about 100 MetroWest business and government leaders were told this morning.

GateHouse Media, which owns dozens of weekly papers and some dailies in eastern Massachusetts – including the MetroWest Daily News – is entering bankruptcy, attempting to restructure $1.2 billion in debt, as its principal debt-holder has purchased other Bay State papers, including the New Bedford Standard Times, Cape Cod Times, the Inquirer and Mirror of Nantucket and weeklies in the South Coast area, including the Fall River Spirit.

Worldwide shipments of personal computers are expected to fall nearly 10 percent this year as technology buyers move more toward mobile device options such as tablets and smartphones, according to Framingham-based technology research firm IDC.