Transportation

Two of Worcester's major thoroughfares -- including one of its main commercial corridors of Shrewsbury Street -- will get major improvements in 2016, the city announced Monday.

Outlining goals and accomplishments at a gathering of government bond investors Wednesday, Gov. Charlie Baker said energy and transportation remain among his top priorities and key factors in the state's economic condition.

The MBTA expects to save $25 million in electricity costs over the next five years.

MARIE ANGELINI, LISA M. CARROLL, LINDA S. LARRIVEE, CAROLYN J. STEMPER and THOMAS J. SULLIVAN will serve...

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed their incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office between October...

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In November, Dean J. Mazzarella was elected to his 12th two-year term as Leominster mayor, extending his lead as longest serving mayor in the city's 375-year history. This January, when Medford Mayor Michael J. McGlynn retires, Mazzarella officially will be the longest currently serving mayor in Massachusetts.

Boston Heart Diagnostics, a cardiovascular diagnostics company, is a favorite Framingham success story. Local officials tout it as an example of a small company that's been able to successfully expand its footprint and workforce in town, and they're proud to have liaised with Susan Hertzberg on those efforts.

Kevin Meehan, owner of a sprawling car dealership in bucolic Mendon, two years ago made a $5-million donation in his family's name to help fund a $54-million expansion at Milford Regional Medical Center, where he served several years as a board member.

Consigli Construction Co. Inc., with offices in Milford, won two Best Project Awards from Engineering News-Record.The awards...