Transportation advocates on Tuesday pressed lawmakers to adopt a change in state law to make the tax benefits available to workers who drive to work and those who take public transportation more equitable.
An expansion by Worcester fuel distributor Nouria Energy Corp. that doubled its presence in Maine was funded by $32 million in credit from Citizens Bank.
New York City airline JetBlue, which operates flights of the Worcester Regional Airport, boosted its first quarter earnings by 45.6 percent year-over-year to $199 million on the back of more riders and cheaper fuel.
The MBTA's commuter rail operator has proposed building fare gates at three key Boston railroad stations as part of a strategy to boost revenue by collecting millions of dollars in fares that riders are currently avoiding.
MBTA overseers on Monday greeted warily potential pilots for expanding commuter rail service to Bourne and Foxborough and lowering weekend fares to Plymouth to encourage greater ridership.
Hoping to help conductors catch up with smart-phone scrolling passengers, the MBTA's commuter rail operator will begin distributing 400 specially programmed iPhones on Monday.