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One bill filed last year by Sen. Jason Lewis (D-Winchester), would require any public company headquartered in Mass. to have at least one female board member by the end of 2021.

A 2019 WBJ investigation into the gender breakdown of the leadership at 75 Central Massachusetts prominent business organizations found 35% were women, an increase from 33% in 2018. This year, the percentage went backward.

Fueled by the demand for distribution space to fulfill burgeoning online sales orders, the Central Massachusetts’ industrial market was among many regions in the U.S. to reap the benefits last year.

The former St. Patrick's School in Natick has been approved for 54 residential units, a restaurant or retail space, and 500 square feet of office space.

Businesses would be able to show their support for gun control legislation by displaying a new symbol...

Smokestack Roasters, a coffee shop and roaster in Lunenburg, has been approved for a $48,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp.

Simon Property Group, the owner of the Auburn Mall and Solomon Pond Mall in Marlborough, has acquired a major competitor.

Farhad Vazehgoo, senior manager at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, the state agency supporting growth in the technology sector, toured Saint-Gobain Research North America in Northborough on Monday.

The new 10,255-square-foot Burger King project on Route 9 in Westborough will not only be home for the Whopper with a drive through. It will also include a Starbucks with a drive-through, and ConvenientMD Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinic, according to the Westborough Assessor’s Office.

Public health researchers testified on Beacon Hill Monday that an initiative petition that could increase the number of stores allowed to sell beer and wine could lead to an increase in violent crime in Massachusetts.