Framingham

Framingham office supply retailer Staples is urging the shareholders of an Illinois wholesaler of office furnishings to reject a merger with another office supply distributor.

Executives – or those on an executive track – are drawn to pursue a master of business administration degree for different reasons.

The CEO of MetroWest Medical Center abruptly resigned with no announcement from the hospital or Dallas parent company Tenet HealthCare.

More than one-third of all venture capital money invested in biopharmaceutical companies last year went to Massachusetts companies, with the bulk of those dollars headed to companies in Cambridge and nearby, according to a new industry report.

The owners of a now closed hazardous waste storage facility in Framingham are seeking buyers for about 2.6 acres of contaminated land in Framingham.

One of the largest roadblocks to launching the retail market for legal marijuana in Massachusetts was eliminated Thursday as the Cannabis Control Commission approved provisional licenses for two testing laboratories.

Staples has made a move to buy out an Illinois wholesale supplier of office furniture and other goods, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Temazcal Tequila Cantina, a Boston Mexican restaurant chain, is adding its first MetroWest location in Framingham.

Framingham retail parent company TJX is raising its full-year estimates and per-share earnings after a second quarter in which it raised net sales by 12 percent to $9.3 billion.

The state's adult-use cannabis industry could clear a major hurdle Thursday as the Cannabis Control Commission is expected to approve licenses for two independent testing facilities.