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Marijuana companies can begin applying for Massachusetts recreational licenses in April and open stores in July, but federal changes this month indicating a shift toward a strict application of federal drug law law are threatening to derail the budding industry.

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.

After doubling in size and acquiring a Princeton-based law firm, Worcester-based Estate Preservation Law Offices announced a rebranding of the firm.

The endoscopy unit at UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Clinton Hospital will close later this month due to what UMass says is a staffing issue.

Hudson-based Boost Fitness and its eight Massachusetts locations have been acquired by a New York City-based nationwide chain of gyms.

In a 300-word preview of story set to be published Jan. 22, WBJ Staff Writer Emily Micucci dives into William Aubuchon, IV's passion to build a sustainable hardware chain.

As state regulators, investors and entrepreneurs ponder what a shift in federal marijuana law enforcement might mean for the burgeoning recreational pot industry here, medical marijuana patients have already felt its effects and are organizing to push back.

Fresh off of a merger an Oregon company, Fitchburg wood saw manufacturer Simonds International has opened a new facility in South Carolina.

A Worcester-based attorney who began his career as an officer in the Sterling Police Department was nominated Monday by Gov. Charlie Baker to serve on the Probate and Family Court.

Although the details from the tax overhaul passed by Republicans in Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in late December are still being picked over, one thing is abundantly clear: Higher cost states are about to get more expensive.