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  • Senator: Legal marijuana would create challenges

    State House News Service January 19, 2016

    Highly potent edible forms of marijuana make up nearly half the legalized market in Colorado and have had dangerous consequences for adults and children, according to a Massachusetts senator who returned last week from a research trip.

    State House News Service January 19, 2016
  • Apps not always the best mobile solution

    Laura Finaldi January 18, 2016

    As mobile phones and tablets start to become the Internet device of choice, Central Massachusetts businesses are finding new ways to reach their customers and realizing there are more options than apps.

    Laura Finaldi January 18, 2016
  • Solar without subsidy?

    Laura Finaldi January 18, 2016

    As Massachusetts lawmakers debate this month whether to raise the net-metering cap on solar, utility National Grid has thrown new evidence in the ring showing the solar industry may be ready to start standing on its own with fewer subsidies.

    Laura Finaldi January 18, 2016
  • Fresh Beginnings

    January 18, 2016

    Minutemen Wealth Management, a division of Raymond James Financial Services Inc., opened its new location at 289 Great Road., Ste. 304, in Acton. Matthew Alton Davis of Littleton is the firm's registered principal.

    January 18, 2016
  • Lawmakers mixed on $15 wage floor

    State House News Service January 11, 2016

    Although a bill that would single out big box retailers and fast food establishment workers for higher wages cleared a legislative committee in November, lawmakers are still mixed on moving the measure forward.

    State House News Service January 11, 2016
  • Local Macy's stores survive $400M cut

    January 7, 2016

    The five Macy's stores in Central Massachusetts, including those in Marlborough, Framingham and Natick, were saved from the chopping block as the Cincinnati-based retailer announced the closure of 36 stores nationwide.

    January 7, 2016
  • Honey Farms to pay after AG alleges discrimination

    Emily Micucci January 5, 2016

    Worcester-based convenience store chain Honey Farms Inc. has agreed to pay up to $25,000 to resolve allegations of discriminatory treatment of a Hispanic customer, according to Attorney General Maura Healey's office.

    Emily Micucci January 5, 2016
  • Worcester revival justifies $42M development loan

    Quincy Miller January 4, 2016

    Worcester is showing many signs of being in the midst of an economic revival.

    Quincy Miller January 4, 2016
  • Lisa Wong's Fitchburg legacy

    Emily Micucci January 4, 2016

    In the mid-2000s, Fitchburg City Hall, and the community itself, was a much different place than it is today.

    Emily Micucci January 4, 2016
  • Mass. gas prices fall to under $2 per gallon

    December 29, 2015

    The average price for a gallon of gasoline in Massachusetts recently hit a nearly seven year low.

    December 29, 2015
  • Modest state revenue growth predicted for 2017

    State House News Service December 17, 2015

    Several experts pegged the likely growth of tax revenues in fiscal 2017 at less than 4 percent, citing drags on the economy from an aging workforce and relatively scarce housing combined with an expected further decrease in the income tax rate.

    State House News Service December 17, 2015
  • Savers closes Worcester store

    December 16, 2015

    The Savers Thrift Store located in Webster Square has closed, leaving the Lincoln Square store as the only Worcester location of the Bellevue, WA company.

    December 16, 2015
  • Natick firm scores $4.5M, changes name

    Sam Bonacci December 15, 2015

    Natick retail service provider Aila Technologies announced Tuesday it received $4.5 million in financing from Boston-based Romulus Capital.

    Sam Bonacci December 15, 2015
  • Worcester City Square scores $42M loan

    Sam Bonacci December 11, 2015

    The developer of the 237-unit apartment complex in Worcester' City Square has secured a $41.5-million construction loan from Citizens Bank.

    Sam Bonacci December 11, 2015
  • BJ's Wholesale names Baldwin CEO

    Sam Bonacci December 11, 2015

    The current president and COO of Westborough discount retailer BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. -- Christopher J. Baldwin -- will take on the role of CEO beginning next year, the company announced Friday.

    Sam Bonacci December 11, 2015
  • TJX announces quarterly dividend

    December 10, 2015

    The TJX Cos. has declared a quarterly stock dividend of 21 cents per share, payable on March 3 to shareholders of record on Feb. 11, according to a press release.

    December 10, 2015

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Today's Poll

Should Madison Properties be forced to sell its Polar Park-adjacent land?
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Poll Description

When City of Worcester and Worcester Red Sox officials announced in 2018 the plan to construct the Polar Park baseball stadium in the Canal District, a key part of the economic development effort was a partnership with Boston developer Madison Properties to redevelop five properties around the ballpark into residences, hotels, and office buildings, with openings scheduled to begin in 2021 when the stadium opened.

All five of those Madison projects are significantly behind schedule and only one has come to fruition -- the high-end 228-apartment complex The Revington -- although the Canal District has seen other non-Madison developments come online, including The Cove and District 120 apartment complexes. All developments in Central Massachusetts have faced headwinds since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including trouble obtaining affordable financing, shortage of materials and labor, and downturns in the commercial real estate and life sciences industries.

The slow development of the Madison properties was the main reason cited by City officials for why the City's plan to not use general taxpayer funds to pay for the $160-million Polar Park has failed. Members of the City Council have gone as far as to call for one key Madison property to perhaps be seized by eminent domain to make way for a new developer.