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  • Backers, Foes Clash Over Leominster Slots Plan

    October 22, 2013

    Casino backers touted the economic benefits a $200 million slots parlor could provide to the North Central Massachusetts region, while opponents expressed concerns about traffic and property values yesterday at a public forum in Lancaster.

    October 22, 2013
  • Input Meeting Monday on Leominster Slots Plan

    October 17, 2013

    Residents of North Central Massachusetts can weigh in Monday on the proposed slots parlor in Leominster.

    October 17, 2013
  • Worcester Hotel Officially Becomes Holiday Inn Express

    October 10, 2013

    The former Hampton Inn in Worcester has been formally rechristened as a Holiday Inn Express, the hotel's general manager announced.

    October 10, 2013
  • Expanded DCU Center Reopens

    October 4, 2013

    Following a five-month, $23 million facelift, the DCU Center officially reopened Thursday.

    October 4, 2013
  • Futures League Bringing Baseball Back To Worcester

    September 30, 2013

    A new Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL) team will call Worcester home, making it the 10th franchise for the league in New England. The team, which has yet to be named, will fill the baseball void created when the minor-league Worcester

    September 30, 2013
  • Communities Split Over Recent Push To Lift Quotas On Bar Permits

    Taryn Plumb Special To The Worcester Business Journal September 30, 2013

    The 80-year-old laws that dictate liquor license allotments in Massachusetts can tend to be convoluted and complicated.

    Taryn Plumb Special To The Worcester Business Journal September 30, 2013
  • Construction Begins On Fitchburg Resort

    Emily Micucci September 26, 2013

    Wisconsin-based Great Wolf Resorts has begun construction at what will become Great Wolf Lodge New England in Fitchburg. The opening of the indoor water park and renovated hotel at what is now a Holiday Inn and CoCo Key water park is set for 2014,

    Emily Micucci September 26, 2013
  • Studies: No Major Impacts From Leominster Slots

    September 20, 2013

    With just days before Leominster voters cast ballots that will decide whether plans for a proposed slots parlor can go forward, two impact studies released by city officials conclude that a gambling facility would benefit the city.

    September 20, 2013
  • Hotel Developers See Gold In Marlborough

    September 16, 2013

    The movement of major businesses like Boston Scientific and Quest Diagnostics into Marlborough, as well as the popularity of the New England Sports Center, have developers looking at the city as a smart place to run or build a hotel.

    September 16, 2013
  • Chick-fil-A On Its Way In Westborough

    Emily Micucci September 9, 2013

    Chick-fil-A, the Atlanta-based fast-food chain that specializes in serving up chicken sandwiches, is closer to the debut of its first stand-alone New England restaurant after receiving a special permit from the Westborough Planning Board earlier

    Emily Micucci September 9, 2013
  • Rick Saia September 2, 2013
  • Buyout Of Auburn Beverage Firm Complete

    August 30, 2013

    Quality Beverage of Taunton said it has completed its acquisition of beverage distributor Consolidated Beverages, based in Auburn. Quality will now operate two divisions, in Taunton and Auburn.

    August 30, 2013
  • EcoTarium Cuts Prices For Sept.

    August 27, 2013

    Admission prices at The EcoTarium, as well as train rides and planetarium shows, will be half-price in September, the Worcester science and nature center announced.

    August 27, 2013
  • DCU Center Hosts Fair To Fill 100 Jobs

    August 22, 2013

    Worcester's DCU Center will host a job fair as it seeks to fill more than 100 part-time positions.

    August 22, 2013
  • Dispute Over Traffic Patterns Halts Sutton Supermarket Plans

    August 19, 2013

    For a town that has seen a steady rise in its population over the last six decades, plus an increase in traffic along its main thoroughfare — Route 146 — one would think development, including supermarkets, would be humming along.

    August 19, 2013
  • Report: Mass. ‘Best Hope’ For Conn. Casinos Owners

    State House News Service August 16, 2013

    The Northeast casino market is becoming “increasingly crowded,” making the launching of casinos in Massachusetts the best hope for tribes that run Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods in Connecticut, according to a new report from Moody's Investor Service.

    State House News Service August 16, 2013

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