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Economic Development

  • Deadhorse hill owners opening Korean restaurant on Shrewsbury St.

    Grant Welker August 14, 2017

    The team behind popular Downtown Worcester restaurant deadhorse hill will open a Korean restaurant this fall in the former Sweet space on Shrewsbury Street.

    Grant Welker August 14, 2017
  • Playground supplier relocating to Medway

    August 11, 2017

    Medway town officials hope two private investments in a business park stimulate more activity.

    August 11, 2017
  • Ameresco starts two Pennsylvania projects, announces tripling in net income

    Grant Welker August 10, 2017

    Days after announcing it has started work on one of the country's largest microgrids, Framingham renewable energy firm Ameresco has signed an $8-million energy efficiency contract with a Pennsylvania college.

    Grant Welker August 10, 2017
  • Worcester-Boston-area pay up 2.7%

    August 9, 2017

    Total compensation for private workers in the Boston area, including Worcester, was up 2.7 percent in the 12 months ending in June, narrowly beating the national average.

    August 9, 2017
  • Worcester mayor calls for city to work to attract PawSox

    August 8, 2017

    Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty has filed a resolution calling for City Manager Edward Augustus to do all that is reasonably in his power to attract the Pawtucket Red Sox to the city.

    August 8, 2017
  • Medusa brewery planning $5.5 million canning facility

    Zachary Comeau August 8, 2017

    Medusa Brewing Co. will develop a $5.5-million canning facility adjacent to its existing taproom in Hudson.

    Zachary Comeau August 8, 2017
  • Ameresco starts work on $11M Navy Yard microgrid

    August 8, 2017

    Ameresco, a Framingham renewable energy company, has started work on what it says will be one of the largest microgrids, or self-contained energy grids, in the country.

    August 8, 2017
  • WBDC biotech campus delayed

    Grant Welker August 7, 2017

    The California biologics company expected to be the first tenant is no longer lined up for redevelopment of the former Worcester State Hospital, and the land sale from the state to the Worcester Business Develolpment Corp. is behind schedule.

    Grant Welker August 7, 2017
  • Baker appoints pot advisory board members

    State House News Service August 7, 2017

    Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday morning announced his picks for the Cannabis Advisory Board, the 25-member panel that will examine marijuana regulation, finalizing the first piece of pot bureaucracy.

    State House News Service August 7, 2017
  • O'Sullivan's impact on Worcester goes beyond biotech

    Emily Micucci August 7, 2017

    The chief executive of Worcester incubator Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives is on the verge of realizing his longtime vision for the city.

    Emily Micucci August 7, 2017
  • Discover Central Mass. is fighting for funds

    Grant Welker August 7, 2017

    Two years after it was formed, Central Massachusetts' tourism marketing agency is struggling for financial support from 34 of its 35 towns.

    Grant Welker August 7, 2017
  • WPI to open innovation center at Fort Point in Boston

    Grant Welker August 4, 2017

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute will open a 6,400-square-foot space this fall for students and faculty to conduct research projects in Boston's Fort Point neighborhood.

    Grant Welker August 4, 2017
  • Governor declaring Aug. 19, 20 a sales tax holiday

    State House News Service August 2, 2017

    "The sales tax holiday gives consumers a much needed break and supports business across the commonwealth for our hardworking retailers," Baker said.

    State House News Service August 2, 2017
  • LakePharma out at Worcester biotech campus

    Grant Welker August 2, 2017

    The California biologics company expected -- but never fully committed -- to anchor the 500,000-square-foot biomanufacturing campus in Worcester has now pulled out of the project.

    Grant Welker August 2, 2017
  • Brewery and taproom coming to Marlborough

    Laura Finaldi July 24, 2017

    A brewery and taproom will open in downtown Marlborough later this year with the help of financing from the city's economic development agency.

    Laura Finaldi July 24, 2017
  • 50 years later, downtown Worcester redevelopment takes lesson from the past

    Grant Welker July 24, 2017

    Half a century after Worcester razed much of downtown to make way for the Galleria, the city is encouraging development concepts similar to what once was torn down.

    Grant Welker July 24, 2017

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Should cannabis businesses be allowed to own more than three retail licenses?
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The Massachusetts House passed an overhaul marijuana oversight bill on June 4, part of which would raise the retail license limit for each business from three to six over a three-year period. The three-license limit was established to prevent large companies from taking over the legal cannabis industry and push out smaller firms. However, the new six-license-limit proposal is seen as a way for firms to achieve economies of scale and survive in the ultra-competitive industry.