Transportation

Hospitality jobs continue gains as Mass. unemployment rate rose to 3.6% in August

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas dropped to $3.91, down 13 cents from one week ago, according to travel association AAA Northeast.

Do you know where the nearest structurally deficient bridge is? As of two years ago, the average Massachusetts resident didn't have to travel far to find a span that, while not inherently unsafe, was at a greater risk of structural failure -- just 1.7 miles, according to a new report released in coordination with the campaign to pass a new income surtax this November.

The average price of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts continues to drop, hitting $4.06, down 10 cents from last week, according to travel association AAA Northeast.

Seattle online retailer Amazon is closing its Milford facility at 8 Industrial Road, along with four other Massachusetts facilities in Dedham, Everett, Randolph, and Mansfield, according to a statement by Amazon spokesperson Caitlin McLaughlin, received by WBJ on Friday.

Metrolube Realty, LLC, registered to Bob Ladas, president CEO of Marlborough’s Metrolube Enterprises Inc., purchased two Valvoline Instant Oil Change locations in Worcester for $3.2 million.

Federal and state officials agreed Tuesday that Springfield can play an important role in the revitalization of passenger rail service in America, and Gov. Charlie Baker pledged to use his remaining time in office to put the long-discussed East-West Rail expansion project in position to benefit from the new federal infrastructure law.

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Massachusetts continued to fall this week, down 11 cents from last week, to $4.16 a gallon, according to travel association AAA Northeast.

Marlborough discount retailer BJ’s Wholesale Club’s plans to open 11 new stores by the end of the fiscal year remain on track.

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts dropped by two -tenths of a percentage point for the second month in a row in July, hitting 3.5%, matching the national rate.