The billionaire casino developer who has been pushing for years to build a casino in Brockton suggested that he will drop his efforts after the Massachusetts Gaming Commission determined Thursday that it will not reconsider its 2016 denial of his Brockton casino bid.

Transit advocacy group Transit Matters offered a detailed proposal Thursday for how the MBTA could improve service on the commuter rail system without having to invest $3 billion expanding South Station.

Members of the banking and construction industries gave back in many ways in recent weeks, from supporting a gun buyback program to partnering with a Patriots player to raise money for children in need.

An Andover office building near the intersection of Interstates 93 and 495 has sold for $8.27 million.

One of the largest industrial businesses in Worcester’s growing Canal District has officially opened a just-completed cold storage facility in a nearby neighborhood.