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Monday, February 6, 2017

Wachusett Mountain attendance up 67%

On the heels of a record snowmaking season, Wachusett Mountain Ski Area has seen a 67-percent increase in visitors compared to last year, when lackluster weather patterns dampened the Princeton resort's attendance.

The Worcester economy had its strongest year since the Great Recession, finishing out with 2.1-percent growth in the fourth quarter, according to Assumption College's Worcester Economic Index.

New England Patriots fans will flood the streets of Boston Tuesday to celebrate the team's come-from-behind overtime Super Bowl win over the Atlanta Falcons Sunday night in Houston.

WBJ names new digital editor

Worcester Business Journal on Monday hired an award-winning Massachusetts business journalist to lead its digital operations.

Devens wind and power grid services provider AMSC on Monday announced it lost $2.8 million in the last quarter, a slight improvement from the $3 million it lost in the same quarter 2015.

Worcester startup LocalPorch announced over the weekend it will donate all of its 3-percent commission made on Mondays in February to arts nonprofit Creative Hub Worcester.

As Massachusetts regulators map out the state's role in reducing global warming, environmental advocates and electricity generators both urged consideration for how new rules could affect power plant emissions outside state borders.