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Friday, August 17, 2018
 
Worcester expected to make PawSox announcement this afternoon
 
Worcester officials are planning an major announcement for 2 p.m. Friday at city hall, expected to relate to the Pawtucket Red Sox possibly moving to Worcester.
 
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New JCC director focuses on community building
 
Since she replaced Emily Holdstein as Worcester JCC executive director on Jan. 1, Emily Rosenbaum has sought to use the organization's prestige to help other nonprofits and enhance the JCC's role in the community.
 
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Pearl/Elm Garage in downtown Worcester to close for repairs
 
The Pearl/Elm Garage will close for repairs for more than a week starting Saturday after engineers determined the structure's safety has been compromised.
 
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Ameresco completes DEA solar facility
 
Framingham renewable and efficiency energy firm Ameresco has completed a 2.5-megawatt solar energy system near the U.S.-Mexico border to help power a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency facility.
 
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Mass. July unemployment ticks up to 3.6%
 
The state’s unemployment rate ticked up a bit in July and is one-tenth of a percentage lower than where it was at this time last year.
 
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Marlborough plaza sells for $6.3M
 
A commercial plaza on Route 20 in Marlborough has sold for $6.3 million to a Texas investment company.
 
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Rocco's Doughnut Co. adding Westborough location
 
Rocco's Doughnut Co., a Millbury doughnut shop, is expanding to a second location in Westborough later this year directly behind a Dunkin' Donuts.
 
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Editorial: Central Mass is better off without a casino
 
Central Massachusetts is square in the middle of a robust gaming market without a casino to call our own. But, really, we don't need one.
 
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Week in review
 
Worcester courthouse redevelopment wins $800K tax credit
 
A long-awaited redevelopment of the former Worcester County Courthouse in Lincoln Square will be helped by an $800,000 state historical tax credit.
 
Inc. 5000 honors 16 fast-growing Central Mass. firms
 
A total of 16 Central Massachusetts companies made Inc. 5000's 2018 list of the 5,000 fastest growing companies in the country.
 
FDA warns Hologic over device's vaginal rejuvenation claims
 
Marlborough medical device company Hologic is suspending the marketing and distribution of a vaginal heating device after the company receiving a warning about overstating the health benefits of a similar device from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
 
 
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Princeton Top 20 lists hail WPI, Clark; not so much Becker, Assumption
 
 
Koopman Hardware family sells land to storage business for $6.6M
 
 
FDA warns Hologic over device's vaginal rejuvenation claims
 
 
Inc. 5000 honors 16 fast-growing Central Mass. firms
 
 
Nashoba Valley Medical Center president resigning
 
 
Worcester State, Nichols form counter-terrorism degree agreement
 
 
UMass Memorial offering first Worcester child eye surgery
 
 
Engineering firm VHB to leave Union Station for Mercantile Center
 
 
Data storage company closing 114-worker Marlborough facility
 
 
 
 

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