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Friday, September 29, 2017
Blackstone Valley considers Amazon push
One of New England's manufacturing breeding grounds wants a piece of the Amazon pie.
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Construction firm wants to build 90-unit residential complex in South Worcester
Worcester construction firm Botany Bay Construction has proposed building a 90-unit residential complex on a city-owned industrial site on the south side.
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Quest Diagnostics acquires Conn. hospitals' lab services
Quest Diagnostics, with a clinical laboratory in Marlborough, has acquired the outreach lab services operations of two Harford Healthcare hospitals.
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Brokerage leases 86,000 sf in Webster, Auburn
Worcester-based real estate brokerage Glickman, Kovago and Jacobs has leased two large commercial spaces totaling 86,000 square feet in Webster and Auburn.
The brokerage announced Thursday a 50,000-square-foot lease to Dana Transport at 5...
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Sonoma Restaurant opens in Beechwood Hotel
The renowned Sonoma Restaurant has reopened in its new space at the Beechwood Hotel on Plantation Street Thursday.
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Treat marijuana like alcohol
Whether you agree with the new law, marijuana is going public in Massachusetts. The Cannabis Control Commission has been appointed, regulations governing implementation of the new law are being drafted and pot shops are expected to start opening their doors next July.
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Self-driving vehicle development speeds ahead
Ford Motor Company and Lyft announced on Beacon Hill they are teaming up to deploy self-driving Fords on Lyft's ride-hailing service by 2021.
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Regional Roundup
Week in review
WPI grad named Kohl's CEO
Retail giant Kohl's has appointed a Worcester Polytechnic Institute alumnus as its new CEO, the company announced earlier this week. Michelle Gass, a 1990 graduate of WPI, was named as the department store chain's leader.
Worcester submitting solo Amazon bid
City Manager Edward Augustus told the City Council on Tuesday night in addition to jumping on board with a statewide application to land Seattle-based Amazon's second headquarters, 50,000 jobs and a capital investment of more than $5 billion, the city is sending its own response to the company's request for proposals.
Greyhound expands Worcester services
Bus company Greyhound has expanded its services and route options from Union Station, including the addition of three Northeast locations from the Worcester transportation hub.
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