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| | | W. Boylston environmental firm acquires Maine company | | | | A West Boylston environmental firm that recently came under new ownership said Tuesday morning it acquired a Westbrook, Maine company for an undisclosed amount. | | | | Read more >> | | | | How to manage remote employees | | | If you're like me, you place an incredible amount of importance on hiring – and retaining – locally based employees.
| | | | Read more >> | | | | State files three-month emergency solar extension | | | | An emergency regulation intended to support the continued development of an additional 1,600 megawatts of solar energy was filed Monday by the Baker administration. | | | | Read more >> | | | | | | Like us on Facebook for our latest business news |
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| | | Question of the Week | | | | Can't answer the question in your email? Click here to view as web page before commenting. | The Worcester Regional Research Bureau in May outlined a formula it said could move Worcester towards a more equitable business tax rate, rather than a lower rate for residential property and a higher rate for businesses. WRRB recommended either a unilateral transition, which would freeze the business tax levy, resulting in a gradual shift back to a single rate as the residential tax increases, or a bilateral transition, which would establish a timeline for a single rate. How has Worcester's dual-tax rate affected your business? We have to be extra conscious of our overhead costs because of the high tax rate.
We have avoided Worcester as a site for possible expansion or relocation.
We have taken advantage of tax-increment financing to reduce our tax burden.
It doesn't impact us directly.
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