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Friday, March 18, 2016
 
Milford biotech postpones $40M IPO
 
Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, an early-stage biotech that develops small molecule therapies for hepatitis B and viral diseases, has postponed a $40 million initial public offering set to go live Friday.
 
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Mass. taxpayers owed $19.7M in federal refunds
 
Over 20,000 Massachusetts taxpayers are due a refund by the Internal Revenue Service dating back to 2012.
 
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Staples meets FTC in court
 
Framingham-based Staples has been facing off against the Federal Trade Commission in court this week as it continues to pursue an acquisition of rival Office Depot.
 
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Natick man named small business owner of the year
 
Robert Jacob George – the founder, president and CEO of Natick’s StratComm – has been named Massachusetts' small business owner of the year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
 
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HART posts loss, begins Mayo Clinic studies
 
Holliston-based Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology (HART) announced a fourth quarter loss as it continued to drive its organ replacement technology to market through large-animal studies being done at the Mayo Clinic.
 
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Sick leave accrual policies under review at higher ed
 
Changes could be in store for the compensation of public higher education officials in Massachusetts.
 
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Mayo Clinic helps Boston Scientific speed development
 
Marlborough's Boston Scientific has partnered with the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota to share intellectual property and stimulate the rapid development of medical devices to address unmet clinical needs.
 
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Baker to disclose all out-of-state travel
 
Gov. Charlie Baker has said he will disclose all out of state trips after his visit to a summit of conservative leaders in Georgia earlier this month.
 
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The week in review
 
400 percent growth
 
Worcester’s Wormtown has gone from 3 to 25 employees and 2,800 barrels of beer a year to 15,000. In the next year the company plans to expand into a 50,000-square-foot warehouse space.
 
Decentralized growth
 
UMass Memorial Health Care will be concentrating expansion out into the community thanks to advancing medical technology. This is in contrast to the central model used for many years.
 
Constructing growth
 
Construction has begun on a $14 million visitors center that will be located on the southern side of the city.
 
 
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UMass Memorial decentralizing
 
 
Wormtown Brewery grew 400% in first year on Shrewsbury Street
 
 
Milford biotech goes for $40M IPO
 
 
Central Mass. brewery, restaurants on the move
 
 
Millions in development underway in downtown Worcester
 
 
EMC dominates storage market with revenue of $2.2B
 
 
Worcester's Becker ranked fifth in the nation in game design
 
 
Construction underway at $14M visitor center site
 
 
Electronic tolling to make travel safer, faster, cleaner
 
 
 
 
 
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