Retail

A $35-million proposal for the former Worcester County Courthouse calls for 300 market-rate apartments in two new buildings and a reuse of the 1800s court building with office and retail space.

Cains Foods, a century-old label for mayonnaise, dressings and sauces, has ended production at its 100-worker plant in Ayer, several years after it was bought by an Illinois company.

Worcester farm-to-table restaurant Armsby Abbey is the top beer bar in Massachusetts, according to the website CraftBeer.com.

A $35-million proposal for the former Worcester County Courthouse calls for 300 market-rate apartments in two new buildings and a reuse of the 1800s court building with office and retail space.

Framingham office retailer Staples said Thursday it plans to close about 70 stores in North America this year after reporting a net loss of $615 million for 2016.

Fiske Hill Plaza, a small Strubridge commercial plaza that once housed a karate center, has sold for $750,000.

The Baker administration's plan to levy heavy per-employee assessments on businesses that don't meet proposed health insurance...

In a retail environment consistently squeezed by online sales, TJX has found just where it needs to be. It's an off-price retailer that doesn't need to compete for the latest fashions but instead offers surprises for shoppers.

Worcester gave Millbury resident Renee King a $5,000 grant and $10,000 loan to realize her dessert expansion dreams.

Worcester will get the second Massachusetts location of the soup, salads and sandwiches chain Zoup! when it opens on Main Street on Thursday.