Transportation

Bedford-based Rectrix Aviation celebrated the groundbreaking of its $6.7-million project at Worcester Regional Airport today at an event with state and local officials.

For a town that has seen a steady rise in its population over the last six decades, plus an increase in traffic along its main thoroughfare — Route 146 — one would think development, including supermarkets, would be humming along.

They may not compare to the busier junctions in Boston, but the interchanges of Interstate 495 at both the Massachusetts Turnpike and Route 9 in Westborough and Southborough are two spots MetroWest commuters dread at peak driving hours.

The state's unemployment rate hit its highest level in nearly two years in July as the economy gained just 300 jobs, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said.

Officials in North Central Massachusetts celebrated the groundbreaking of the site of the future Wachusett Commuter Rail Station in West Fitchburg Monday, a key element of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Wachusett Extension project designed to reduce commute times to and from Boston.

Most workers are willing to commute up to 30 minutes each way for their dream job, while 11 percent would travel for more than an hour each way, according to a new survey by Maynard-based Monster.com.

The state's transportation department announced that is has completed the acquisition of the Worcester/Framingham Commuter Rail lines from CSX Corp., giving passenger travel priority over freight and the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Rail (MBCR) control of dispatching.

Gov. Deval Patrick plans to take the full time allotted for review of the $34 billion state...

After House and Senate leaders this week roundly rejected Gov. Deval Patrick's suggestion that an $800 million transportation financing bill will fall short of that total after 2017, the governor said he still hopes a compromise can be reached with the Legislature.

A Bellingham-based company that has an exclusive purchasing and distribution deal with Canton-based food service giant Dunkin' Donuts is moving its headquarters and 135 administrative jobs to Georgia, it announced recently.