| | | Thursday, January 18, 2018 |  | | Worcester left off Amazon's HQ2 short list | | Amazon on Thursday announced 20 metropolitan areas it is considering for its second headquarters, and Worcester's offer of $500 million in tax breaks wasn't enough to entire the e-commerce giant. | | Read more >> | | Former Worcester pickle factory sold for $425K | | New England Food, Paper & Poultry, based in Providence, will move to Worcester after purchasing the former Regal Pickle Factory at 41 Mason St. for $425,000, according to land records and real estate brokers Kelleher & Sadowsky. | | Read more >> | | Mass. loses 500 jobs in December, gained 63K in 2017 | | The state unemployment rate dropped slightly in the final month of 2017, falling by one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.5 percent despite a loss of 500 jobs, state officials announced Thursday. | | Read more >> |
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| Trucking company purchases 6.4 Worcester acres for $1.9M | | Westborough holding company PJM Family Enterprises, LLC has purchased for $1.9 million a 6.4-acre parcel off Route 20 in Worcester to use for its trucking business, D. Murgo Trucking. | | Read more >> | | Worcester estate law firm rebrands | | After doubling in size and acquiring a Princeton-based law firm, Worcester-based Estate Preservation Law Offices announced a rebranding of the firm. | | Read more >> | | Best of Business: Cinch IT fixes problems before they start | | According to Rick Porter, responding to a client only when something needs fixing is not at all a recipe for success in the information technology business. | | Read more >> | |
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| | | | | | Question of the Week | Tuesday we asked: The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce in a strongly-worded letter urged the city to undertake an extensive renovation of the Pearl-Elm Municipal Parking Garage in downtown, saying employees can't rely on basic services like elevators to work. City officials said the project, estimated to cost around $16 million, is in the pre-qualification stage and will be done in phases. | As downtown activity grows, should Worcester prioritize fixing its municipally owned parking garages? |  | - The garages as they currently are put the City at great risk of liability resulting from injuries to people and property which would surely cost the City much more in the long run.
- If its a safety issue, fix it. If its only cosmetic, don't waste the City's money. One of the reasons I like traveling to Worcester for business is that its easy to park and its cheap compared to the cost of parking in Boston.
- if the garage is not going to be repaired the parking should be discounted dramatically
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