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| Proposal would divide vacant Framingham Bob's Stores | | A vacant former Bob's Stores at Shoppers World in Framingham would be divided in two under a proposal to the city. | | Read more >> | | Salon franchise to open in Westborough | | A beauty salon will open this fall in Westborough that lets individual salon professionals lease out suites in the 4,500-square-foot space. | | Read more >> | | Galvin: Make benefit districts subject to public records law | | Before lawmakers legalize community benefit districts that would have the power to demand fees from property owners to pay for local improvements, they should ensure those entities are subject to the public records law, Secretary of State William Galvin wrote to a top House official on Wednesday. | | Read more >> | |
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| Week in review | |
| 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. The laser manufacturer initially planned to invest $215 million to add nearly 1 million square feet, including 500,000-square-foot manufacturing and office building, but that part of the expansion will be reduced to just 170,000 square feet due to the acquisition of a nearby facility.
| | Alternatives, The Bridge of Central Mass. announce $82M merger | |
Human services organizations Alternatives Unlimited of Whitinsville and The Bridge of Central Massachusetts in Worcester have announced an affiliation creating a combined workforce of more than 1,200 and more than $82 million in funds.
| | Ofo bikeshare leaving Worcester | |
Ofo, the Chinese company that brought a swarm of yellow rentable bikes to Worcester last year, is folding its operations in Massachusetts amid a much broader retrenchment.The departure from Worcester and other Massachusetts cities Lynn and Quincy comes as the company is making much broader cuts across the United States and beyond.
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