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  • Billerica catalog company launches $49M Littleton expansion

    Emily Micucci June 11, 2015

    Armed with $3.9 million in local and state incentives for real estate expansion, The Potpourri Group Inc. (PGI), a multi-channel catalog company, has kicked off a 450,000-square foot expansion project in Littleton, where it will relocate its call

    Emily Micucci June 11, 2015
  • Marlborough shopping center sold for $21.1M

    Sam Bonacci June 8, 2015

    The Shops at the Pond, a strip mall adjacent to Solomon Pond Mall, has been sold to a real estate developer that continues to expand its New England presence.

    Sam Bonacci June 8, 2015
  • Staples: New Zealand OK with Office Depot deal

    June 5, 2015

    Staples' bid to buy its chief rival, Office Depot, has received regulatory clearance from the government of New Zealand, the Framingham-based office supply retailer announced Friday.

    June 5, 2015
  • Gulf Oil mum on 'rumors' about sale report

    Emily Micucci June 4, 2015

    Cumberland Gulf Group's fuel business, Gulf Oil LP of Framingham, issued a statement Wednesday that did not confirm or deny reports earlier this week that Gulf Oil was being sold to a Boston-area private equity firm.

    Emily Micucci June 4, 2015
  • Quarterly revenue, profits fall at Staples

    Rick Saia May 20, 2015

    Profits at Staples, which is on the verge of buying its chief rival in the retail office supply market, fell 38.5 percent in its most recent quarter amid weaker sales, the Framingham-based company announced Wednesday.

    Rick Saia May 20, 2015
  • Sales push TJX earnings 'well above' plan

    May 19, 2015

    Framingham-based TJX Cos. said strong customer traffic in the first quarter of its new fiscal year led to an 8-percent jump in profits, to $475 million, or 69 cents per share, over the same quarter last year.

    May 19, 2015
  • Calling all 'locavores'! Concord a growing hub for local food

    Emily Micucci May 18, 2015

    A couple of months ago, a new restaurant opened in historic West Concord.

    Emily Micucci May 18, 2015
  • 'Destination' stores putting MetroWest on the map

    Susan Shalhoub Special To Metrowest495biz May 18, 2015

    If you're shopping for property in MetroWest, does shopping influence your decision? Retailers that are considered more upscale brands — such as Cabela's in Berlin and Wegmans in Northborough — may bring with them a lot more than their products,

    Susan Shalhoub Special To Metrowest495biz May 18, 2015
  • Municipalities want liquor licenses to flow more easily

    State House News Service May 14, 2015

    Massachusetts lawmakers continue to face reminders that when it comes to local economic development, liquor licenses are considered a key to success.

    State House News Service May 14, 2015
  • Meet this year's Central Mass. 100, the region's top employers

    May 11, 2015

    Central Massachusetts' most complete picture of the companies and leaders that drive the region's economy begins with UMass Memorial Health Care.

    May 11, 2015
  • Locked, loaded primed to sell: Fully leased properties with marquee tenants draw investor interest

    May 11, 2015

    In the face of stagnant interest rates, investors looking for long-term returns are dropping their money into commercial real estate filled with tenants holding long-term leases.

    May 11, 2015
  • New Natick tobacco regulations another patch in the quilt?

    Emily Micucci April 30, 2015

    Natick is among the latest towns to have approved their own set of tobacco regulations in an effort to reduce tobacco use among youth, adding to the complex patchwork of regulations that blanket the commonwealth, according to an attorney with the

    Emily Micucci April 30, 2015
  • Differing views on proposed e-cigarette rules

    State House News Service April 24, 2015

    Proposed restrictions on free samples of e-cigarettes for adults would harm retailers' ability help smokers quit, "vaping" advocates argued Thursday to the attorney general's office.

    State House News Service April 24, 2015
  • Staples adds Makr to online suite

    April 23, 2015

    Office supply giant Staples of Framingham said Thursday it has completed the acquisition of Makr — an iOS app that enables people to design and print one-of-a-kind materials — and its parent company Happy; both based in Brooklyn, N.Y.

    April 23, 2015
  • TJX elevates Meyrowitz to board chair

    April 22, 2015

    Carol Meyrowitz will take over as the board chair of Framingham-based TJX Companies as founder Ben Cammarata prepares to retire after nearly 40 years with the company.

    April 22, 2015
  • Gasoline prices jump 12 cents

    April 21, 2015

    Gasoline prices are continuing their wrong-way turn in Massachusetts. AAA Northeast’s survey of prices Monday found that prices rose last week 12 cents per gallon on average from the previous week.

    April 21, 2015

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