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Thursday, July 26, 2018
 
Frank Carroll sells downtown building for $2.9M
 
A five-story office building on Main Street in downtown Worcester has sold for nearly $2.9 million, well below its initial sale price.
 
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IPG Photonics' $215M expansion plans reduced 68%
 
The planned expansion of IPG Photonics’ Oxford headquarters was reduced before voters approved a 15-year tax agreement at a town meeting Wednesday.
 
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WPI receives $600K for nuclear program
 
Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s nuclear science and engineering programs will get a boost of nearly $600,000 from a federal agency.
 
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Sunovion drug could help treat binge eating
 
Marlborough drugmaker Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, citing results of a study, said an investigatory drug to treat binge eating disorder has yielded positive results.
 
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Hologic expands HIV, hepatitis testing access
 
Marlborough medical imaging device firm Hologic launched an initiative Wednesday to expand affordable access to molecular testing for HIV, heptatits B and C, and HPV.
 
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101: Managing high performers
 
It isn't enough to just recruit high-performing employees onto your team and announce their hires. Managers must ensure they remain happy, challenged and rewarded in their work.
 
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$600M economic development bill aims to correct imbalances
 
The Senate's chairman of the Economic Development Committee said a $600 million economic development bill's investments and policy sections are "really going to get at the heart of the imbalance we all feel in our economy right now."
 
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Regional Roundup
 
 
Question of the Week
 
Tuesday we asked: Marijuana is legal in Massachusetts for recreational purposes, and sales of cannabis products should begin within weeks. However, state law does not protect marijuana users from employment discrimination.
Does your company deny employment in the event of a positive marijuana test?
  • The corporate office is in Indiana and they will follow the policies on hand - no exceptions. It's also good that they maintain their core values instead of placating to local interests
  • In the 2,000 years of marijuana consumption, not a single fatality has been reported. Cannabis is less harmful to human health than aspirin, which kills from 3000 to 4000 people annually.
  • Our company must take a serious review of our policies if we are to remain competitive.
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Boston Scientific announces 7th acquisition of 2018 for $270M
 
 
Framingham State president signs diversity, inclusion pledge
 
 
 
 

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