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.
About 12 years ago, Mark Federico opened the first Anytime Fitness franchise in Marlborough before deciding to create his own independent business in Boost Fitness.
More than $19 million has been generated for the local economy after the filming of the Mark Wahlberg-Will Ferrell comedy "Daddy's Home 2" in Framingham and other areas in the state last winter.
Marlborough's annual job fair Oct. 26 will be the city's largest yet, due to the soon-to-open Apex Center of New England retail and entertainment center on Route 20.
The first announced openings at the retail office development Apex Center of New England on Route 20 in Marlborough is a 110 Grill set to open Oct. 17 and the Hyatt Place hotel Oct. 31.
Red Hat, a software company that spent $52 million to expand its Westford offices in 2014, has opened an office in Boston's Fort Point neighborhood to be near where GE is building its new headquarters and Amazon is looking to establish a presence.