Westborough

CarMax Auto Superstores has purchased more than 40 acres of land on Route 9 in Westborough and plans to open a sales and service facility at the site.

Providence-based law firm Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP (PS&H), a business law and litigation firm with offices in Westborough, announced the opening of a new Boston office on Wednesday.

Weather-related disruptions put a dent in earnings for CSX Corp. in the first quarter, bringing net income down to $398 million, compared to $462 million in 2013, the freight carrier announced.

Three Central Massachusetts nonprofit charities are among 70 throughout the eastern United States that have been awarded more than $400,000 by the charitable arm of BJ's Wholesale Clubs.

Life sciences startup RXi Pharmaceuticals of Westborough, which is pushing for federal approval of a post-surgical, anti-scarring drug, reported a net loss of nearly $21 million for 2013, although its revenue quadrupled to $400,000, the company reported.

NEC Corp. has bought the Westborough-based energy solutions business of A123 Systems for about $100 million, the Japan-based technology networking provider announced today.

Is your business part of the region's creative economy? You may be surprised by the answer. MetroWest and the Interstate 495 corridor were recently named part of the Massachusetts Creative Economy Network, which was launched earlier this month to help cities and towns across the state foster opportunities to enhance the creative industry, which includes art and architecture, among other businesses. The hope, according to Helena Fruscio, the state's creative economy industry director, is that member regions will help their businesses and organizations find ways to collaborate and enrich the creative industry, which will ultimately provide a boost to the broader economy.

Despite beating analysts' expectations, fourth-quarter revenue and earnings fell sharply at Westborough-based Kopin Corp.

A Marlborough-based real estate development firm has purchased a large office building for $21.57 million.

Just one year ago, if you'd asked architect Clay Benjamin Smook if he would have traded a downtown Boston address for an office in the suburbs, the answer would have been 'No.' But on Feb. 12, SMOOK Architecture & Urban Design Inc. opened its new office at 8 Lyman St. in Westborough, a move Smook considers a “rebirth” for his 10-year-old, full-service architecture firm.