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The Cannabis Control Commission already has more than 50 applications waiting for their consideration, including 16 in Worcester County.

A Milford cultivator and provider of medical marijuana is planning a 7,800-square-foot expansion of its production facility.

Rhode Island lawmakers this week will take up a revised piece of legislation to facilitate a new ballpark for the Pawtucket Red Sox, but Worcester officials maintain that the city is the better place for a Triple-A baseball.

Worcester's Table Talk Pies took home five first-place prizes from the American Pie Council's National Pie Championship held in Orlando last month.

A marijuana grower in Charlton is seeking town and community approval to construct a massive facility at the site of an apple orchard.

Grocery delivery service Instacart is increasing its presence in Central Massachusetts with a new partnership with Price Chopper in Webster.

With just more than a week until it can begin issuing business licenses, the Cannabis Control Commission is in the midst of conducting its first background checks for prospective legal marijuana businesses.

Three Central Massachusetts companies have reported CEO pay at least 100 times that of respective companies' median employees.

Framingham retailer TJX Cos. raised its first-quarter profit nearly 42 percent over the same period last year.

Construction is set to begin in the next few weeks on the latest phase of retail space at the Pleasant Valley Crossing shopping center in Sutton.