Transportation

Increased freight activity led to 11-percent revenue growth for Providence & Worcester Railroad in the third quarter, and net income of $593,000 after a third-quarter 2012 loss of $381,000.

JetBlue took to the skies in Worcester Thursday, marking the return of commercial passenger air service to New England's second largest city for the first time since early 2012.

The return of commercial passenger air traffic to Central Massachusetts is just three days away as workers prepare Worcester Regional Airport for JetBlue's launch of daily flights to Florida.

Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday resumed his effort to publicize public investments in the wake of this year's tax hikes. In Worcester, Patrick was scheduled to announce $15.9 million in funding for a new building at Quinsigamond Community College and $14 million toward a new maintenance facility for the Worcester Regional Transit Authority.

With passenger vehicles leaving Logan International Airport every 20 minutes on weekdays, the cost of fuel for Knight's Airport Limousine in Shrewsbury adds up quickly. Owner Michael Hogan said the business spent $1.1 million on gasoline in 2012 and was on track to spend about the same this year.

About a year-and-a-half ago, executives at Chicago-based Toyoda Machinery USA determined it was time to make their entrance into New England, a region home to a healthy population of machine shops that historically had access to Toyoda's high-end machines through distributors.
The point of entry would be a tech center and showroom.

JetBlue would like to grow in Worcester, its CEO told a crowd of 120 Wednesday, but that growth likely would not include travel to business-related destinations.

Maine-based HP Fairfield will unveil its Worcester expansion at an event Tuesday.

Rectrix Aviation, which provides private jet service and aircraft maintenance, recently broke ground for a 27,000-square-foot facility...

Ballard Mack Sales and Services of Worcester has been named a regional distributor for a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of parts for commercial trucks and school buses.