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    New casinos bring challenges to Central Mass. tourism

    Grant Welker

    The fight for entertainment dollars is not getting easier for Central Massachusetts venues and attractions, even if leaders aren't sure how casino competition will play out.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Central Mass is better off without a casino

    Central Massachusetts is square in the middle of a robust gaming market without a casino to call our own. But, really, we don't need one.

  • Advice
    Advice

    10 things I know about ... Conflict resolution

    Danielle Clark

    There is healthy conflict, and then there is toxic conflict.

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    Focus On Real Estate - The Residential Report

    B&Bs vs. Airbnbs

    Grant Welker

    Bed-and-breakfasts used to be the little guys on the block in hospitality before anyone could rent their place on Airbnb. But in Central Mass., at least, they're holding their own.

  • Shop Talk
    Shop Talk

    New JCC director focuses on community building

    Since she replaced Emily Holdstein as Worcester JCC executive director on Jan. 1, Emily Rosenbaum has sought to use the organization's prestige to help other nonprofits and enhance the JCC's role in the community.

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    Briefing

    SJC Drums nearly quadruples space with expansion

    Zachary Comeau

    The main entrance of the company's new digs in Southbridge is highlighted by displays of kits used by some of the company's most famous clients, including drummers from Slipknot, Green Day and Imagine Dragons.

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UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester announced on Wednesday the opening of a new Health AI Assurance Laboratory, in partnership with Bedford non-for-profit research-and-development center MITRE. As artificial intelligence becomes more widely used in health care, the center is designed to provide validation for the use of the technology, to address concerns including technical robustness and safety, transparency, diversity and fairness, as well as societal and environmental well-being. The UMass Chan's center comes as more applications using AI are being developed for a wide variety of business applications, raising concerns about overreliance on the technology and its impact on employees.