Hopkinton

The popular blog Barstool Sports, originally founded in Massachusetts but now headquartered in New York City, has provided financial relief to four Central Mass. businesses.

The biotech company LakePharma has signed a partnership agreement with a North Shore therapeutics company to jointly develop a potential COVID-19 vaccine and produce it at its Hopkinton facility.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has approved Worcester contractor A.F. Amorello & Sons, Inc. for Hopkinton’s $15-million Main Street Corridor Project, the town announced on Wednesday.

People are on the move at UMass Medical School, Bay State Savings Bank, Greater Worcester Community Foundation and more.

The ribbon has been cut at a new manufacturing facility in Hopkinton where Lykan Bioscience is anticipated to create 125 new jobs.

A planned overhaul of the Massachusetts Turnpike and I-495 interchange got a major boost Wednesday with an announced $21-million federal grant.

Hopkinton’s Upper Charles Trail Committee has received a $111,563 Mass Trails Grant for work on a new path to connect three of the city’s schools.

Almost a dozen Central Mass. companies were named to Inc. magazine's 2020 list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the world.

Energy-buying consortium PowerOptions has expanded its relationships with Hopkinton-based Solect Energy to offer large-scale solar and storage to its members.

While communities struggle with shortfalls caused by the coronavirus, Hopkinton has been able to maintain its AAA credit rating for the recent issue of $9.5 million in bonds to be used for school construction.