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Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Worcester officials, business leaders to hold PawSox talks this week
Worcester officials and business leaders are scheduled this week for several meetings aimed at bringing the Pawtucket Red Sox to the city.
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Vacant Worcester school to become 23-unit apartment building
A Marlborough bank and MassDevelopment are partnering to provide financing to a real estate development company to redevelop the Indian Hill Schoolhouse on Ararat Street in Worcester, converting it into market-rate rental units.
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IPG Photonics reports record Q1 sales, profit
Fresh off of a record financial year in 2017, Oxford laser manufacturer IPG Photonics reported Tuesday a record first quarter of 2018 with nearly $360 million in revenue and profit of $106 million.
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Worcester-area unemployment fell to 4% in March
The Worcester-area unemployment rate decreased to 4 percent in March, following a statewide trend of lower unemployment and higher employment and labor force numbers.
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Mass. gasoline prices at $2.75 average
The average price of gas in Massachusetts rose by 15 cents last month, with prices now at $2.75, now higher than the price of gas after a 44-cent surge after Hurricane Harvey last September.
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Nurses group eyes ballot question for staffing, wages
Nurses who support mandatory staffing ratios are keeping their powder dry for a ballot fight they expect to wage this fall, a union chief told lawmakers on Monday.
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101: Tech trap
There is a point where using tech for tech's sake is counterproductive.
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Regional Roundup

Amazon announces Boston expansion, but it's not HQ2 (Boston Globe)
Community bemoans Plumley clinic closure(Telegram & Gazette)
110 Grill's rapid expansion (MassLive)
Milford native behind the music for Harry Potter app (Milford Daily News)
Question of the Week
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UMass Memorial Medical Center and Harrington Hospital have both installed metal detectors at their emergency rooms, and UMass has instituted active-shooter training since an incident last year in which a Harrington nurse was stabbed by a patient.
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Yes. We've taken security precautions.
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Baby ear piercings, and tattoos to rival Picasso
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Shrewsbury cleaning firm head named state's top Woman Small Business Owner
Marlborough chamber CEO to retire
Worcester bans flavored tobacco in retail stores
Worcester shop owner sentenced to 8 months for food stamp fraud
Hangover Pub, Broth on track to re-open
Hangover Pub, Broth seek new licenses to reopen

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