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    Nearly half of Pier 1’s stores face closure amid bankruptcy fears

    Thomas Grillo January 7, 2020

    Pier 1 Imports, the imported home furnishings retailer said up to 450 of its 942 stores are under consideration for closure, but it did not name specific locations. The Texas–based company operates Central Massachusetts stores in Bellingham,…

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    WGBH opening Worcester news bureau

    Grant Welker January 7, 2020

    The Boston radio station and news website WGBH will open a Worcester bureau this spring to cover the city and Worcester County.

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    Clarinetist joins Worcester Art Museum as CFO

    Thomas Grillo January 6, 2020

    A one-time clarinetist for the Singapore Symphony Orchestra has been named CFO of the Worcester Art Museum.

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    Pepperell manufacturer expanding after buying $1M facility

    Thomas Grillo January 6, 2020

    Keystone Real Estate LLC, a Pepperell entity managed Robert Stanieich and Anthony Serino, bought the 12,345-square-foot industrial property at 20 Lomar Park Drive in Pepperell for $1 million.

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    Worcester store allegedly sold uninspected meat

    January 3, 2020

    The U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston alleges Makola Market, a food store on Main Street in Webster Square in Worcester, continually violated food safety laws in selling meat that lacked federal inspection.

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    Worcester & MetroWest to get $1M to improve public transit

    January 3, 2020

    The state announced Friday $3.5 million in grant awards for regional transit authorities to implement best practices and innovative services to benefit customers, including $1 million for the Worcester and Metrowest authorities.

  • Movers & Shakers for Jan. 6, 2020

    Updated: January 6, 2020

    Check out who being hired and promoted in the Central Massachusetts business community.

  • Leading healthcare organizations in Central Mass. cutting total executive pay

    Grant Welker Updated: January 6, 2020

    Faced with declining patient discharge numbers and seeing a chance to pare costs that didn’t directly affect patients, UMass Memorial Health Care leaders in Worcester made a tough financial choice to cut much of its executive ranks.

  • Worcester County fighting a three-part opioid syndemic

    Grant Welker Updated: January 6, 2020

    Worcester county is one of three counties in Massachusetts and eight across New England to be hit by the broadest array of opioids: prescription opioids, heroin, and prescription–synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl.

  • Greendale Mall to be demolished and redeveloped

    Thomas Grillo Updated: January 6, 2020

    Nearly one year after the Greendale Mall in Worcester was listed for sale, a Boston real estate development firm paid $7.1 million for the troubled shopping center on Dec. 23.

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What upcoming Worcester entertainment event are you most looking forward to?
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In September, The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts announced comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Marlon Wayans are set to perform standup shows at the Worcester theater early next year. The Hanover and the DCU Center are the two main indoor venues for entertainment events in Worcester over the cold months and offer a variety of shows. 

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