Retail

A commercially-zoned lot and building in Harvard have been sold for $600,000.

In an ongoing effort to appease federal regulators and move towards the acquisition of Office Depot, Framingham office retailer Staples has sold off a piece of its business for an undisclosed amount.

A crowd of early childhood educators and care providers advocating for higher pay marched through the State House on Thursday, disrupting an unrelated press conference held by Gov. Charlie Baker.

A professional retail association has extended awards to business operators in Westborough and Framingham for retailer of the year and the association's volunteer award.

If Massachusetts is to continue to nurture its economy and remain competitive on a national and international scale, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday, it must address the workforce skills gap.

Wachusett Brewing Co. of Westminster has launched a new alcoholic seltzer in a nationwide roll-out as the firm expands into an entirely new branch of brewing.

Construction at the Lakeway Commons site that will host a Whole Foods, offices and housing in Shrewsbury at the former site of Spag's retail sore is set to take place in May, as the developer continues to secure leases for the property.

Worcester's homegrown brewery is celebrating a massive growth in production in its first year at its Shrewsbury Street location, even as it prepares for a 50,000-square-foot expansion.

100 House lawmakers have written a letter to their own negotiators urging them to raise net metering caps and resist cuts in metering credit values that they say could cause irreparable harm to an industry the state is trying to grow.

Attorney General Maura Healey encourages wait and see approach to marijuana legalization in Massachusetts.