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  • Southbridge credit union wants to expand members' horizons

    April 3, 2017

    As part of Kate Alexander's desire to create a more sustainable, community-centric Southbridge Credit Union – increasing its $175 million in assets currently under management – she is ramping up efforts to provide more services to the credit union's

    April 3, 2017
  • Opinion: Worcester's women entrepreneurs need to stop sailing solo

    Amy Lynn Chase April 3, 2017

    You're going to need your crew to stay afloat. Trust me.

    Amy Lynn Chase April 3, 2017
  • New projects transforming Marlborough into well-rounded city

    Grant Welker April 3, 2017

    Spurred by millions in hotel tax collections and efforts by city officials to create a more well-rounded city, Marlborough is moving on from being a haven for major employers through new retail, residential and visitor developments.

    Grant Welker April 3, 2017
  • House speaker opposes potential sales tax reduction

    State House News Service March 29, 2017

    House Speaker Robert DeLeo said lowering the tax rate now, after a prolonged recovery, would put Massachusetts in a "precarious financial situation."

    State House News Service March 29, 2017
  • When the Patriots win, so does Bay State Apparel

    March 28, 2017

    Ever wonder how sports championship merchandise hits retail stores so soon after a victory? If you bought a Patriots Super Bowl winning T-shirt or hat right after the big game this past February, you may have Bay State Apparel to thank.

    March 28, 2017
  • Mass. retail group may call for tax cut

    State House News Service March 27, 2017

    There may be a major tax cut competing with the significant tax increase that's already being prepared for the 2018 ballot in Massachusetts.

    State House News Service March 27, 2017
  • Marlborough 43-acre development adding office space

    March 23, 2017

    Construction has begun on the first phase of what will be a 114,000-square-foot office or medical building at the Apex Center of New England, a 43-acre development on Route 20 in Marlborough.

    March 23, 2017
  • State leaders battling over legal-pot oversight

    State House News Service March 22, 2017

    Senate President Stan Rosenberg joined his House counterpart in questioning whether the treasurer's office should retain full control over the regulatory body that will enforce legalized marijuana sales.

    State House News Service March 22, 2017
  • Cities and towns want more say on outlawing pot shops

    State House News Service March 21, 2017

    Communities are urging lawmakers to let them restrict or prohibit commercial marijuana sales by a vote of the municipal legislative body, rather than a community-wide referendum.

    State House News Service March 21, 2017
  • Four new plans for vacant Worcester courthouse

    Grant Welker March 20, 2017

    A $35-million proposal for the former Worcester County Courthouse calls for 300 market-rate apartments in two new buildings and a reuse of the 1800s court building with office and retail space.

    Grant Welker March 20, 2017
  • Mercantile Center replacing long-dead Worcester Galleria

    Grant Welker March 20, 2017

    New spaces along the edges of the center's towers are envisioned as restaurants and other retail uses that will enliven a development with 642,000 square feet of space – almost 30 percent of which is vacant.

    Grant Welker March 20, 2017
  • Great Wolf Lodge anchors Fitchburg's tourist economy

    Laura Finaldi March 20, 2017

    Since it opened in May 2014, the city of Fitchburg has generated nearly $2 million in hotel occupancy tax from Great Wolf Lodge, including just over $1 million in 2016 alone.

    Laura Finaldi March 20, 2017
  • Mass. needs to update alcohol laws

    Deborah B. Goldberg March 20, 2017

    Our state's alcohol statutes, which were put in place in 1933, lack the cohesiveness that businesses and the ABCC require to operate efficiently and effectively.

    Deborah B. Goldberg March 20, 2017
  • Cains Foods closing 44-year-old Ayer plant

    Grant Welker March 16, 2017

    Cains Foods, a century-old label for mayonnaise, dressings and sauces, has ended production at its 100-worker plant in Ayer, several years after it was bought by an Illinois company.

    Grant Welker March 16, 2017
  • Armsby Abbey named top Mass. beer bar

    March 15, 2017

    Worcester farm-to-table restaurant Armsby Abbey is the top beer bar in Massachusetts, according to the website CraftBeer.com.

    March 15, 2017
  • Developer envisions $35M Worcester County Courthouse towers

    Grant Welker March 10, 2017

    A $35-million proposal for the former Worcester County Courthouse calls for 300 market-rate apartments in two new buildings and a reuse of the 1800s court building with office and retail space.

    Grant Welker March 10, 2017

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As housing prices spike, do you raise your employees' compensation to ensure they can afford to live in Central Mass.?
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In June, the median single-family home price in Worcester County rose by 2.6% to $513,000 while the median home price in Middlesex County climbed by 2.2% to a $905,000. These increased prices have not deterred buyers, as the counties saw a 10.8% and a 6.2% increase in transactions over-the-year from last June, respectively. 

Despite the increase in sales, Massachusetts is experiencing an unhealthy house-price-to-income ratio, with the typical home in Massachusetts costing six times the average annual household income, according to The Boston Globe.