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Unionized janitors and an association of the region’s largest cleaning contractors union agreed to a tentative agreement early Wednesday, avoiding a strike that could have seen 12,500 area cleaners walk off the job.

Gov. Maura Healey removed the acting prefix and made Monica Tibbits-Nutt its full-fledged transportation secretary Monday, putting...

Amid a tight labor market, industries must be innovative to keep operations moving.

Air Methods, a Colorado-based air ambulance company, and the City of Fitchburg have broken ground on construction of an aircraft hangar and living quarters for the flight crew of its air medical service.

A coalition of cannabis businesses operating in Massachusetts have filed a lawsuit in federal court, hoping to convince the courts the Controlled Substances Act is unconstitutional when it is applied to state-legal cannabis businesses.

Boston-based developer GFI Partners has purchased 221 acres of industrial-zoned land at 241 Sturbridge Road in Charlton for $8.3 million. The Town approved a plan for a 1.4-million square-foot warehouse at the site in 2021.

A-GAME Beverages, a beverage company whose board members include former Red Sox Johnny Damon and former MLB/NFL All-Star Bo Jackson, announced on Monday that Worcester drink manufacturer Polar Beverages will be the company’s Northeast distribution partner.

Goguen Transportation, a shipping and trucking company based in Gardner, has been fined $116,459 by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for an oil spill that damaged protected wetlands.

Cold Chain Technologies of Franklin acquired Exeltainer, an international thermal packaging company, with hubs in Spain and Brazil.

The U.S. Department of Labor granted Clark University $5 million through its Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Grant Program, to expand Clark’s Tech Quest Apprenticeship program.