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Gaming execs: Sports betting drawing workers out of state
July 26, 2022Gaming industry executives from Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor on Monday reminded lawmakers of the "hyper-competitive industry" they operate in and of the ways the state's prohibition on sports betting is affecting
July 26, 2022
Senate adds opt-in happy hour to economic development bill
July 25, 2022Nearly four decades after Massachusetts lawmakers banned the practice statewide, happy hour could return to the menu in willing cities and towns if the Senate has its way.
July 25, 2022
Worcester Housing Authority buys back improved Webster Square property
July 25, 2022In a deal that closed on Thursday, Worcester Housing Authority has purchased the former Sun ‘N’ Sound location at 24 Mill St. for $1.35 million for maintenance and property management offices.
July 25, 2022
Mass. commission increases number of Worcester package store licenses
July 23, 2022The City of Worcester announced late Friday the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission has increased the city’s quota for each category of Section 15 off-premise licenses by five.
July 23, 2022-
Mariano: Negotiators far apart on sports betting
July 22, 2022House and Senate negotiators remain "far apart" on legislation that would legalize sports betting, Speaker Ron Mariano said Thursday, and there's no timeline for action on half a dozen other major bills bottled up in private talks.
July 22, 2022 
Mass. unemployment drops slightly in June to 3.7%
July 22, 2022Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped by two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.7% in June
July 22, 2022
R.I. staffing firm with Natick branch to pay $230K over data breach
July 22, 2022TradeSource Inc., a Rhode Island construction staffing firm with a branch in Natick has agreed to pay $230,000 in penalties resulting from a 2020 data breach.
July 22, 2022
City of Worcester project manager elected to WSU board
July 21, 2022Amy Peterson, senior project manager and communications specialist for the Office of the Worcester City Manager, has been elected to a five-year term on the Worcester State University Board of Trustees, the school announced on Tuesday.
July 21, 2022
MassMutual CFO to serve on Hanover Insurance board
July 21, 2022The Hanover Insurance Group of Worcester has elected Elizabeth Ward to the company’s board of directors.
July 21, 2022
Gardner health nonprofit granted $450K to improve facility
July 20, 2022GAAMHA, Inc. has received $450,000 in funding from the first-ever $3-million Massachusetts Social Enterprise Capital Grant Program, to improve its facilities and support its mission.
July 20, 2022
Worcester affordable development receives $4.1M in government funding
July 20, 2022The Community Builders Inc., a Boston nonprofit real estate developer, has received $250,000 from the City of Worcester to aid in the renovation of the Aurora Apartments at 660 Main St.
July 20, 2022
Restaurants to be eligible to accept SNAP payments
July 19, 2022A pilot program will allow qualifying Massachusetts restaurants and food trucks to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits as payment for prepared food.
July 19, 2022
Worcester economic development committee takes up inclusionary zoning
July 19, 2022Inclusionary zoning is on the agenda for the Worcester City Council’s Standing Committee on Economic Development’s meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
July 19, 2022
Worcester County rural landowners now eligible for carbon credit program
July 18, 2022Worcester County woodland property owners can now get paid to maintain their forests.
July 18, 2022-
House packs $85M in earmarks onto economic development bill
July 18, 2022The House agreed Thursday afternoon to add more than $85 million in funding for a potpourri of local economic development and infrastructure projects as part of the second consolidation of amendments to its $3.8 billion economic development bill,
July 18, 2022 
U.S. inflation increases 9.1% in June
July 13, 2022Inflation during the month of June hit a 40-year high of 9.1% compared to a year earlier, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
July 13, 2022
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