Transportation

Encouraged by the arrival of a governor who has already gone to the mat against Uber and Lyft, a growing coalition of labor leaders and workers will press lawmakers this session to extend significant new protections to drivers on the popular ride-hailing platforms.

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline jumped nationwide over the past week, although prices in the Greater Worcester metro area and across Massachusetts remain below the national average.

The average price of gasoline in Massachusetts, as well as in Greater Worcester, is now slightly below the national average, according to Tuesday data from the travel association AAA.

A 107,000-square-foot Hudson industrial building at 555 Main St. was sold to a New York real estate firm for $7.5 million.

The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline dropped three cents in Massachusetts since last week to $3.32, while national prices jumped seven cents in the same time period.

Massachusetts continued to be one of the most moved-out-of-states in 2022, according to an annual report by Missouri-based mover United Van Lines.

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Massachusetts dropped to $3.35 on Tuesday, three cents lower than a year ago on Jan. 3, 2022.

Criterion Group of Astoria, New York has proposed a 150,000-square-foot warehouse at the former site of Showcase Cinemas Worcester North.

Gina Fiandaca, Boston's former transportation commissioner, will join Maura Healey's Cabinet next month as transportation secretary, a post that will put her in charge of helping to turn around the MBTA and addressing traffic congestion and public transit problems that threaten the region's growth.

In December 2022, the WBJ Editorial staff made 10 predictions of what this year’s headlines would bring. They were bold, and they were mostly wrong. We got three right. Here are our predictions and what actually happened.