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Five-story, 99-unit development proposed for Main Street in Marlborough
October 7, 2022Boston developer JW Capital Partners has submitted a proposal to the Marlborough City Council to potentially build a mixed-use development featuring 99 apartments and 5,047 square feet of retail or restaurant space on the ground floor at 57 Main St.
October 7, 2022
Clark reaches tentative agreement with grad union to end strike
October 7, 2022Clark University in Worcester has reached a tentative agreement with the Clark University Graduate Workers United union to end the strike started on Monday, the university announced via email on Friday.
October 7, 2022
Powerful voices back push for educator diversity
October 7, 2022Latinos for Education kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month Wednesday with a celebration of the organization's fifth anniversary, with Latino educators joining advocates and legislators in Great Hall.
October 7, 2022
Regulators struggle to nail down sports betting timeline
October 7, 2022After a tedious all-day meeting that stretched the limits of commissioners' and staff's patience, the Gaming Commission failed to find resolution Thursday on any potential timeline for it to roll out legal sports betting. Instead, the commission
October 7, 2022
Logistics company required to pay $575K to couriers at Shrewsbury location
October 7, 2022USPack Logistics LLC of Orlando, Florida, has been ordered by a Massachusetts District U.S. District Court judge to pay $575,000 to 62 couriers based out of the company’s Shrewsbury location for back wages and liquidated damages, according to a U.S
October 7, 2022
Hourly service returning to Worcester’s Commuter Rail
October 6, 2022Weekday hourly Commuter Rail service will return to the Framingham/Worcester line out of Worcester’s Union Station starting on Oct. 17.
October 6, 2022
Dems struggling to salvage jobs, tax relief plans
October 6, 2022As the election nears, Democrats who control the House and Senate remain unable to agree on how to revive stalled economic development and tax relief plans they highlighted as essential over the summer, pointing to rampant inflation and rising
October 6, 2022
Developer of 29-unit Downtown Gardner project receives $3M in financing
October 6, 2022Mass Ave Rentals LLC, led by developer Gary Lorden, received $2.9 million in financing from MassDevelopment and Fidelity Bank of Leominster, to convert two vacant commercial buildings in downtown Gardner into 29 market-rate apartments.
October 6, 2022
FEMA reimburses Holy Cross another $2M for COVID response
October 5, 2022The Federal Emergency Management Agency will send another $2.2 million to the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester for the cost of testing students, faculty, and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 5, 2022
Worcester fund to provide developers up to $175K per unit to build affordable housing
October 4, 2022The City of Worcester Executive Office of Economic Development is now accepting applications for its Affordable Housing Trust Fund to aid the development of affordable rental and first-time homeownership units.
October 4, 2022
Delegation asking that heating aid be delivered sooner this year
October 4, 2022Massachusetts is in line to receive nearly $37 million more in heating aid for families in need under a new federal spending bill, and with energy prices forecast to soar this winter, the state's Congressional delegation wants the Biden
October 4, 2022
CCC chair: Past ties to pot company are no conflict
October 4, 2022Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O'Brien found her eggs a little hard to swallow last week when she found herself splashed across the front page of the Boston Herald for her former ties to the industry she's now in charge of regulating.
October 4, 2022
For some banks, doing business with the billion-dollar marijuana industry is well worth the risk
Updated: October 3, 2022Shortly after Massachusetts residents voted to legalize recreational marijuana for adult use, officials at BayCoast Bank realized there could be a problem.
Updated: October 3, 2022
Fitchburg's artistic legacy drives downtown's economic development efforts
Updated: October 3, 2022Fitchburg is attempting to reclaim its artistic heritage by centering the economic development of its downtown on arts and culture.
Updated: October 3, 2022
Central Mass. technical schools granted $4M+ for workforce development
September 29, 2022The Commonwealth of Massachusetts awarded $4.3 million in Skills Capital Grants to technical high schools in Fitchburg, Marlborough, and Worcester to improve facilities.
September 29, 2022
Precision Optics looks to list shares on Nasdaq
September 28, 2022Gardner manufacturer Precision Optics Corp. anticipates the process of listing its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange to be completed in the coming weeks.
September 28, 2022
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