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Aaron Industries of Leominster has received FDA approval for the use of a new, fully-recycled polystyrene resin in food-safe products, the company announced this week.

There is "some urgency" for the Legislature to weigh in on the legality and regulation of daily fantasy sports and online gaming, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission concluded in a white paper on the relatively-new form of sports wagering.

Fitchburg's $1.3-billion Workers' Credit Union has purchased an office in Littleton to house its senior management team, freeing up spaces at its administrative offices in Fitchburg and Lunenburg.

The five Macy's stores in Central Massachusetts, including those in Marlborough, Framingham and Natick, were saved from the chopping block as the Cincinnati-based retailer announced the closure of 36 stores nationwide.

Five Central Massachusetts communities will receive part of a $700,000 grant awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Wednesday to help fight opioid addiction in the state.

Athol Savings Bank said it donated $22,000 to the United Way of North Central Massachusetts in 2015, according to a statement.

Managing virtual team members in different locales is becoming more and more common for companies which, thanks to the Internet, are no longer restricted in outsourcing to top talent.

For efficient point-to-point travel, almost nothing beats the car, especially over short distances.

In the mid-2000s, Fitchburg City Hall, and the community itself, was a much different place than it is today.

Fitchburg Mayor Stephen DiNatale is a local politician with deep roots in the community, who has vowed to address economic development obstacles.