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Tuesday, October 11, 2016
 
Creative Hub raising $3.5M to buy downtown building
 
In a move to create affordable space for artists in Worcester, the Creative Hub has partnered with the Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston to buy the former Ionic Avenue Boys and Girls Club.
 
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American Antiquarian Society seeking $20M for expansion
 
The American Antiquarian Society is seeking $20 million in state bonds towards a $21.6 million expansion project in Worcester.
 
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Worcester restaurant closing after 25 years
 
A long-standing Park Avenue restaurant in Worcester has announced it will go out with a bang this Saturday with a live band to help celebrate 25 years in business.
 
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$18M hockey center gets anchor tenant
 
Worcester Academy has signed an agreement to become the first high school tenant at the new Worcester Sports Center, marking the first tenant for the sports complex that is currently under construction in the city’s Canal District.
 
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Boston Scientific names global chief medical officer
 
Ian Meredith will join Boston Scientific as executive vice president and global chief medical officer beginning in January, the company announced Monday.
 
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As funding flows, home care waitlist ends
 
With a supplemental budget now steering more federal funds into the state's account for elder home care, a waitlist for certain applicants seeking the services came to an end on Friday.
 
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Nominate a Central Mass. Power Player
 
Worcester Business Journal will release its annual list of Central Massachusetts Power Players on Dec. 5, and now is your chance to submit a business leader for consideration.
 
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Question of the Week
 
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Women continue to rise to business leadership positions, and the country is less than a month away from its first presidential election with a woman as a major party nominee. Yet, women professionals still make 80 cents for every $1 dollar their male counterparts do, corporate boards are 81 percent male and CEOs are 95 percent men.
Does more need to be done to ensure equality between professional men and women?
Yes. Governments need to be more forceful to ensure equal treatment.
Yes. Businesses need to adopt more inclusive policies.
No. The movement toward equality is heading in a positive direction and needs to occur naturally.
No. The balance between the genders is fine as is.

 
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