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While Boston-area mayors go back and forth on two neighboring casino proposals, another prospective developer is glad to be outside the urban area as he seeks approval of a casino in Milford.
The Worcester Sharks will have signed on for three more seasons on the ice at the DCU Center, the team and city officials announced today.
Developer David Nunes was one of several aspiring casino developers to pay a $400,000 application fee to the state just before Tuesday's 5 p.m. deadline, according to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.
With the application deadline on Tuesday, the state gaming commission is waiting for 11th-hour applications for up to four gambling sites throughout Massachusetts that were permitted under the 2011 gaming expansion law.
Under the state's expanded gaming legislation, a slots parlor and up to three resort-style casinos can be built in the commonwealth. Each of the casinos will be in a different region of the state, but the slots parlor can go anywhere.
Less than two weeks after an announcement that Toronto-based Clairvest Group was considering a Littleton development for a slots parlor, the company said it's decided to look elsewhere.
To reduce waste disposal by 2 million tons per year by 2020, hotels, grocery chains and other large institutions in Massachusetts will face a ban on food and organic waste and the state's solid waste incinerator moratorium will be modified, under
Massachusetts Gaming Commissioner Bruce Stebbins said the state is working to make sure it's transparent in its efforts to bring gaming to the commonwealth and wants potential developers to work closely with communities.
Worcester city council members expressed interest in talking with developers who have proposals for gaming facilities in the city, but City Manager Michael V. O'Brien said that industry having a presence in Worcester is "a fantasy" at this point.
A leader in conservation at the state and national levels who served in the administration of former governor Mitt Romney has been named the new executive director of the Worcester County Horticultural Society and
As the country continues to shake off the effects of the recession that hit in 2007, MetroWest's vibrant economy stands out.
Westborough-based Paid Inc., which went through a major management shakeup over the summer, posted record revenue in its third quarter, setting the stage for its biggest year of sales in more than 15 years of business.
A new nightclub with capacity for 400 will open at 90 Commercial St. in Worcester in December, according to a statement by the owners.
If someone asked you to identify the biggest challenges that area employers face, you couldn't be blamed for answering "taxes" or "finding the right workers."
Marlborough has become the second Central Massachusetts community to achieve a cultural district designation from the state, the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) announced.
Coffee shops, bistros and so-called holes in the wall will no longer be allowed to skirt a state health law if a bill passed by the Massachusetts House last week becomes law.