Westborough

Since medical marijuana became the law of the land in Massachusetts last fall, many cities and towns that perceive legal or public safety problems arising have scrambled to exert local control over where the 35 treatment centers authorized by voters will open.

Once Framingham's largest employer, label and packaging firm Avery Dennison's small remaining presence in Framingham will be gone entirely by August, when the company's Retail Branding and Information Solutions (RBIS) division moves to neighboring Westborough. Avery Dennison sold its office building at 7 Bishop Street in Framingham last spring. It remains housed in the space, but not for long, as Westborough officials confirmed the company is planning to relocate.

James Curran has worked in the Central Massachusetts banking sector for nearly three decades.Like many longtime bankers,...

Should Massachusetts follow some other states in allowing private firms to design, build, operate and maintain bridges, roads and other transportation assets? We're still far off from the Chicago Skyway, which was leased to a private operator in 2006 for $1.8 billion for 99 years, or New York City, which has done similar deals with some of its bridges. But with a deeply indebted transportation system, Massachusetts is looking at different ways to meet its infrastructure needs. And a policy expert from MetroWest will be playing a role.

Attorney General Martha Coakley said today that communities cannot ban medical marijuana treatment centers within their borders.

Biotechnology firm RXi Pharmeceuticals of Westborough, which focuses on therapies using RNA-targeted technologies, announced the acquisition of assets of a Miami-based firm.

The Daily Voice, a Connecticut-based network of news websites, is shutting down its 11 Central Massachusetts locations, according to several published reports.

Coastal Medical, a Rhode Island-based physician group, has selected Westborough-based eClinical Works to manage its objectives as...

Westborough-based mobile software services firm ViryaNet Limited marked gains in revenues and profits in its fourth quarter of 2012 and for the full year.

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