| TJX grows as other retailers struggle or close In a retail environment consistently squeezed by online sales, TJX has found just where it needs to be. It's an off-price retailer that doesn't need to compete for the latest fashions. Aspen Aerogels reports $6M quarterly loss Aspen Aerogels reported it lost $5.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, after earning a profit of $1.6 million in the same time period a year before. North Central, Assabet chambers to offer microloans A new partnership between the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. and the Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce will offer microloans to new businesses in the Assabet Valley. Dow Marlborough site develops new-era electronics Dow Electronic Materials, a business of the Dow Chemical Co, manufactures electronic materials 24 hours a day at its Marlborough plant. | 