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WPI to open innovation center at Fort Point in Boston
August 4, 2017Worcester 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.
August 4, 2017
Governor declaring Aug. 19, 20 a sales tax holiday
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.
August 2, 2017
Baker to approve fees, fines from employers for MassHealth
August 2, 2017Gov. Charlie Baker will sign into law $200 million in new fees and fines on Massachusetts employers to help pay for MassHealth without sought-after reforms to the program.
August 2, 2017
LakePharma out at Worcester biotech campus
August 2, 2017The 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.
August 2, 2017Aging population fueling interest in home care regulation
August 2, 2017Some say the state doesn't do enough to regulate those who provide one-on-one care to people in their homes.
August 2, 2017
Baker will agree to new healthcare fees, fines for employers
August 2, 2017Gov. Charlie Baker will sign into law $200 million in new fees and fines on Massachusetts employers to help pay for MassHealth without sought-after reforms to the program.
August 2, 2017
Worcester grocery store alleged to violate food safety laws
August 1, 2017Binh An International Market, a grocery store on Green Street in Worcester, allegedly sold meat, poultry and egg products that had not gone through a health inspection, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston said Tuesday.
August 1, 2017
Senate appoints task force for tax debate
July 31, 2017The Legislature slipped off Beacon Hill for the summer without even voting on a sales tax holiday, the weekend-long dose of tax relief that lawmakers and retailers have celebrated in past years.
July 31, 2017
Group looking to raise Mass. minimum wage to $15
July 31, 2017A left-leaning coalition is looking to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022.
July 31, 2017
Golden Pizza to pay $584k in back wages, damages
July 31, 2017Golden Pizza, a chain with locations in Worcester, Shrewsbury and Auburn, has agreed to pay $584,000 in back wages and damages for 73 employees for failing to comply with overtime regulations.
July 31, 2017
Flying Rhino, law firm get $525K in SBA loans
July 28, 2017Two Worcester businesses this month received federal small business loans in order to invest in real estate, according to announcements from the Worcester Business Development Corp. and U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA).
July 28, 2017
Heroin-related hospital visits grew 256% in four years
July 26, 2017Heroin-related hospital visits in Massachusetts grew by 256 percent from 2011 to 2015, with the sharpest increase among patients between the ages of 25 and 34, according to new data.
July 26, 2017
House rejects Baker's healthcare proposal, sticks with employer fees
July 26, 2017House Minority Leader Brad Jones said lawmakers are on the verge of sending Gov. Charlie Baker $200 million in new employer health care fees, but not the MassHealth reforms Baker desires.
July 26, 2017
MHA 'distressed' about ACA repeal vote
July 26, 2017The Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association issued a statement decrying the U.S. Senate vote to begin the debate on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.
July 26, 2017
Single family home, condo prices hit record high in June
July 25, 2017Sales of single family homes in Worcester County increased almost 2 percent in June as home and condo prices statewide hit record highs.
July 25, 2017
Baker asking for flexibility from Trump on federal health care
July 25, 2017As it simultaneously pursues Medicaid reform proposals in the state Legislature, the Baker administration has taken the first steps toward seeking approval of health care policy changes from the Trump administration.
July 25, 2017
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