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Friday, July 20, 2018

Woburn biotech to spend $20M to occupy vacant Framingham building

A Woburn-based biotech developing new cancer treatments is planning to spend $20 million to renovate 63,000-square-feet of space in a vacant Framingham building.

Boston Scientific has announced its seventh acquisition of 2018, signing an agreement to take over California-based Claret Medical for up to $270 million.

The president of Framingham State University has signed on to a pledge from CEOs and president across the country to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

For an MRI, average Worcester County expense is lowest in Mass.

Few people are likely to look at a medical bill and be pleased with how little they have to pay.
In Worcester County, at least, patients can know that costs could be far worse not too far away — when it comes to an MRI, anyway.

New charges in New England Compounding Center case

Six years after a nationwide fungal meningitis case traced to New England Compounding Center, charges have been filed against a man who allegedly made false statements to agents.

The U.S. attorney for Massachusetts said anyone who uses or works at a supervised injection site would likely face federal charges "regardless of any state law or study."

The Power 50: Harry Kokkinis

The 94-year-old Table Talk Pies has been owned by the same family for three generations, and Kokkinis' chapter in that legacy will be the expansion of its production and return to its roots in Worcester.

The Power 50: Holly Chaffee

Chaffee took over in February as the leader of VNA Care, a 1,250-employee firm that's been part of the Central Massachusetts community for more than 125 years.

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Regional Roundup

Greater Good to host beer garden behind City Hall (MassLive)

Wayland could ban recreational pot (MetroWest Daily News)

When startups go wrong (Boston Globe)

Fitchburg downtown revitalization becomes reality (Sentinel & Enterprise)

Week in review

Tree House Brewing's expansion gets town approval

Tree House Brewing Co. has only been operating in Charlton for about a year, but it is gearing up for another expansion after the Charlton Planning Board approved its plans for a 16,000-square-foot addition.

Joyce Murphy stepping down from Commonwealth Medicine

Joyce Murphy, executive vice chancellor for Commonwealth Medicine at UMass Medical School in Worcester, will step down from her role in August and be succeeded by the former CEO of Clinton Hospital.

$500K state grant to benefit new Worcester market

The state has awarded a $500,000 for kitchen equipment at a planned food market in Worcester's Canal District. The funding from the state's Department of Agricultural Resources will be used to purchase specialized equipment for Worcester Public Market's manufacturing operation that will focus primarily on processing Massachusetts-grown and -harvested food products.