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Friday, November 11, 2016

Worcester State becomes hockey rink's 5th tenant

Worcester State University has signed on as an anchor tenant for the new Worcester Sports Center under construction in the city's Canal District, the school announced.

Construction firms are cashing in on the booming life science sector's need for up-to-code, specifically designed facilities.

TechSandBox, a science and technology incubator in Hopkinton, has issued a final call for applicants to pitch in its fourth annual Pitch Fest, which is open to science and technology startups who can win thousands in funding.

People's United nabs Mass. state contract

All core state banking business will be funneled through People's United Bank for the first time, following a competitive bidding process, according to the office of State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg.

Red Bull Formula 1 chooses Simplivity’s tech

The Red Bull Formula 1 team has chosen SimpliVity to help get its technology infrastructure on track.

Venture Community Service has named a new vice president to oversee operation of 44 sites throughout Massachusetts.

Electric vehicles bill goes to house

Twenty-five percent of vehicles purchased annually by state government must be zero emission vehicles by 2025, under legislation approved by the Massachusetts Senate on Thursday.

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Regional Roundup

Wait times, care improve at Central Mass. VA (Telegram and Gazette)

Inmate training in Milford begins (MetroWest Daily News)

Market polarized by Trump victory (Boston Globe)

Bonds plunge by $1 trillion (Bloomberg)

Week in Review

Auburn Mall medical

The Auburn Mall could soon be home to a new, two story medical facility, replacing previous plans for a movie theater that was approved last year. The new plans proposed to the Planning Board ditch the 10 to 12 screen theater for an undisclosed type of medical use. The changes will be discussed at a November 15 meeting.

Railroad sale

The Providence and Worcester Railroad has been purchased by Connecticut-based Genesee & Wyoming for approximately $126 million. The deal covers the local railroad’s 163 miles of track, 140 employees and 32 locomotives.

Chomping at the bit

The city of Worcester's Economic Development Coordinating Council is in talks with a California company to make it the first resident of a biomanufacturing site on the former site of the Worcester State Hospital. The redevelopment of the former hospital campus was only announced just last month.