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Tuesday, February 13, 2018
 
Following $230M Commerce buy, Berkshire moves forward with fresh faces
 
Four months after acquiring Worcester's Commerce Bank for $230 million, Pittsfield's Berkshire Hills Bancorp., Inc. has replaced the old Commerce leadership as it strives to maintain the brand's market presence.
 
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New $7.3M space helps Becker video game program grow
 
As Becker College's video game design program has grown, it's been held back by just one thing: not enough space. The college doesn't have that problem anymore.
 
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WinnCompanies begins $11.2M Worcester rehab
 
Boston residential developer WinnCompanies has started the $11.2-million renovation of the Wellington Community, a historic 180-unit housing development for elderly and low-income residents in Worcester.
 
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LakePharma buys Hopkinton facility for $4.5M
 
The California bioscience company once considered to be the anchor of a Worcester biomanufacturing campus is planning to open a new facility in a 69,000-square-foot Hopkinton building.
 
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Southbridge manufacturer gets 35% of energy from solar
 
Southbridge cutting tool manufacturer Hyde Industrial Blade Solutions has installed 784 solar panels on its 170,000-square-foot building, and now the company gets 35 percent of its electricity needs from solar.
 
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WBJ Editorial: The importance of diversity
 
There is no question more women are in leadership positions today than a generation ago, but improving on the past doesn't necessarily mean we've reached the right level of diversity. While women represent 49 percent the workforce, they don't come close to half the leadership in our companies.
 
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Legislature wants CCC to scale back pot industry regulations
 
House Speaker Robert DeLeo said he agrees with many of the concerns Gov. Charlie Baker and his administration have raised with the Cannabis Control Commission's draft industry regulation.
 
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The College of the Holy Cross Board of Trustees voted on Feb. 3 to keep the school's Crusader name after almost a year of discussion, but the school's newspaper voted to change its name to “The Spire.” Proponents of the change said the term not only references the Medieval Holy Wars, but also links to the Ku Klux Klan, which calls its official newspaper “The Crusader.”
Would your company consider changing its name or brand if it had a connection to an undesirable event or ideology?
Yes. Businesses have to be mindful of the changing times.
No. We wouldn’t change our business strategy just because it may offend a small group of people.
We would take our time and do our due diligence to decide if a change is necessary like Holy Cross did.

 
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Ed Hyder, owner of Worcester Mediterranean market, dies
 
 
Boardroom Gap: Women vastly underrepresented in Central Mass. corporate leadership
 
 
Protonex has deployed $34M in military power devices
 
 
Boardroom Gap: Central Mass. male executives make $1.3M vs. $573K for women
 
 
BJ's hires Australian book publisher COO to expand digital offerings
 
 
After $769M in 2017 sales, Northbridge realty firm merges with NY agency
 
 
UMass Memorial bids farewell to Patrick Muldoon
 
 
Healthcare staffing firm signs Mercantile Center lease
 
 
Central Mass. firms praise GOP tax savings
 
 
 
 

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