Milford

Although all the ramifications are yet to be realized, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Republican-backed tax overhaul Congress passed almost entirely along party lines in December, has led to local companies reinvesting in their U.S. operations.

A new report from researchers at UMass Dartmouth paints a detailed picture of a MetroWest region richer and better educated than the state as a whole, and an area fast-growing and diversifying.

Burlington-based Gutierrez Co. is proposing a 59-acre, 272-unit affordable apartment complex off Route 85 to instead of office space first envisioned.

Milford laboratory instrument maker Waters Corp. said it estimated a $550-million income tax hit from the new federal tax system, dragging down the 2017 bottom line.

Milford-based network software company Connected2Fiber has raised $8 million in series A funding after just two years of doing business, the company announced last week.

Waters Corp., a Milford scientific instrument manufacturer, has signed an agreement to conduct research with a Dutch company with a local office in Westborough.

Glass container manufacturer Ardagh Group announced Monday it will close its Milford production facility, which employs 250 people.

Milford-based loss prevention firm LP Innovations is set to be acquired by a Las Vegas video surveillance firm.

These businesses incorporated with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from October 16-31. Listed are corporate name, address and president.

Framingham State University has received a $1.5-million federal grant to train 50 area teachers on teaching students English as a second language.