Framingham

Two Central Massachusetts companies are among 25 in the state to receive tax incentives from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) in 2013.

Framingham-based off-price clothing and home fashions retailer TJX Corp. ended its 2013 fiscal year with an additional $2.7 billion in sales, an increase of 11.6 percent compared to last year.

Rory McIlroy, the number-one ranked golfer in the world, has signed on with Framingham-based Bose Corp. as a global brand ambassador, the company announced.

Framingham-based HeartWare International, which makes heart pumps and other devices for patients suffering from advanced heart failure, saw its revenue climb 42 percent to $32.7 million in its fourth quarter ended Dec. 31.

Two publicly traded office supplies retailers that hold the number two and three spots in the market behind Framingham-based Staples Inc. have agreed to combine in an all-stock merger, they announced this morning.

Energy services provider Amersco Inc. of Framingham lowered its revenue and profit expectations for 2012 today, citing storm-related weather delays in the fourth quarter of last year and challenges in the solar market.

Framingham State University has converted its fuel oil power plant to a natural gas system, which it says will result in a reduction in its carbon footprint of up to 30 percent.

Framingham-based Ameresco Inc. has purchased the assets of Ennovate Corp., a Colorado-based energy services company.

Sales for Framingham-based TJX Cos. Inc. continued to climb in January, coming in ahead of the company's expectations.

A Marlborough compounding pharmacy is one of 11 that have been completely or partially shut down due to violations found during unannounced inspections by the state.