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  • Cumberland Farms to be acquired by British retailer

    Zachary Comeau August 2, 2019

    Westborough-based Cumberland Farms will be acquired by a U.K.-based operator of gas stations and convenience stores after decades of family ownership.

    Zachary Comeau August 2, 2019
  • Tree House paying for Route 20 redesign due to traffic concerns

    Zachary Comeau August 1, 2019

    Tree House Brewing Co. is paying for a redesign of a small stretch of Route 20 in Charlton in response to ongoing traffic issues at its property. 

    Zachary Comeau August 1, 2019
  • Caroline's Cannabis pursuing second store in Hopedale

    Zachary Comeau August 1, 2019

    Caroline’s Cannabis, the first small business woman-owned cannabis retailer in the state to open, is proposing a second location in Hopedale just several months after opening in Uxbridge. 

    Zachary Comeau August 1, 2019
  • With baseball coming to the Canal District, Table Talk Pies begins search for new property 

    Zachary Comeau July 26, 2019

    Table Talk Pies is looking to relocate its 140,000-square-foot facility in Kelley Square as space and real estate become a premium with the impending construction of the $101-million Polar Park baseball stadium. 

    Zachary Comeau July 26, 2019
  • Curaleaf: Non-compliant CBD statements removed from website

    Zachary Comeau July 26, 2019

    The Massachusetts marijuana giant Curaleaf, with significant operations in Central Massachusetts, said it has removed statements from its website and social media platforms identified as non-compliant by federal regulators. 

    Zachary Comeau July 26, 2019
  • Curaleaf warned by FDA over CBD marketing

    Zachary Comeau July 23, 2019

    Massachusetts marijuana company Curaleaf, with its cultivation and manufacturing facility in Webster, has been warned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for illegally selling CBD online and claiming that products treat cancer, Alzheimer’s,

    Zachary Comeau July 23, 2019
  • Curaleaf to become world's largest cannabis firm after $875M deal

    Zachary Comeau July 17, 2019

    Curaleaf, with its Massachusetts medical and retail cannabis operations largely in Worcester County, says it is now the world’s largest marijuana company after announcing and agreement Chicago-based Grassroots for $875 million. 

    Zachary Comeau July 17, 2019
  • Tobacco, vaping products targeted with flavor ban

    State House News Service July 17, 2019

    The push for a ban on flavored tobacco products comes as high rates of e-cigarette use among Massachusetts teens and the prevalence of vaping frighten doctors.

    State House News Service July 17, 2019
  • WooSox land Boston Red Sox partner as new sponsor

    July 16, 2019

    The incoming Worcester Red Sox have landed yet another sponsor as the team looks to relocate to a $101-million ballpark. 

    July 16, 2019
  • Three Worcester marijuana stores up for licenses

    Zachary Comeau July 16, 2019

    Three recreational cannabis retailers are hoping to win licenses from the Worcester License Commission on Thursday.

    Zachary Comeau July 16, 2019
  • New regulations would allow for pot cafes and home delivery

    State House News Service July 3, 2019

    Cannabis regulators on Tuesday released rewritten rules that would govern both sides of the legal marijuana world, proposing regulations to eliminate an annual fee for medical patients and set the stage for home delivery of recreational marijuana

    State House News Service July 3, 2019
  • Retailers resist lottery's push for online sales

    State House News Service July 3, 2019

    The internet has become home to a growing presence of gambling sites, including fantasy sports operations and potentially soon sports wagering sites, that are competing with brick-and-mortar casinos and the Lottery for limited consumer gambling

    State House News Service July 3, 2019
  • Curtains retailer buys Framingham building for $3.4M

    July 2, 2019

    An 11,000-square-foot retail building on Route 9 in Framingham has been acquired for $3.4 million by a New Jersey retailer of blinds and shades. 

    July 2, 2019
  • Cumberland Farms sues six Mass. towns over flavored tobacco bans

    Zachary Comeau June 25, 2019

    Westborough convenience store and gas station giant Cumberland Farms announced Tuesday a lawsuit challenging what it calls discriminatory regulations in six Massachusetts towns. 

    Zachary Comeau June 25, 2019
  • BJ's Christopher Baldwin highest paid Central Mass. CEO

    Zachary Comeau June 14, 2019

    Thanks to $35.4 million in stock awards, BJ’s Wholesale Club CEO Christopher Baldwin has become the best paid CEO of a public company in Central Massachusetts with a 2018 pay of just over $42 million. 

    Zachary Comeau June 14, 2019
  • Tree House fastest growing Mass. regional brewery in more competitive market

    Zachary Comeau June 12, 2019

    The craft beer market is becoming saturated and competitive, causing many breweries to report flat or negative growth, according to a report released the national trade group Brewers Association.

    Zachary Comeau June 12, 2019

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Should more be done to connect Worcester neighborhoods separated by I-290?
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The Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Board will soon begin a study assessing redesign options for the Vernon Street Bridge over Interstate 290 in an effort to connect the Worcester neighborhoods that sit on either side. The project aims to bolster mobility and access, which target community goals including affordable housing and expanded park space, and multimodal safety improvements to reduce conflicts between vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians. So far, the project has received $125,000 in funding from the planning board in addition to $625,000 in state and federal commitments.