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Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Sentinel & Enterprise's parent wins $12M Herald auction
Digital First Media, the Denver-based owners of the Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise, won the auction for ownership of the Boston Herald with an $11.9-million bid in a lengthy bankruptcy proceeding Tuesday night.
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Sever Street apartments slated for $15M rehab
The owners of the Fruit Sever Apartments in Worcester are planning a $15-million renovation of the 132-unit building after receiving the tax exempt bond from MassDevelopment.
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Central Mass. firms praise GOP tax savings
Although all the ramifications are yet to be realized, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Republican-backed tax overhaul Congress passed almost entirely along party lines in December, has led to local companies reinvesting in their U.S. operations.
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Century-old mills coming down in Worcester
Two mill buildings more than a century old are being demolished on Southbridge Street in Worcester to help make way for new development.
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Fidelity Bank to give raises, bonuses after tax cuts
Because of the federal tax changes, Fidelity Bank in Leominster said on Wednesday it is raising its minimum wage to $15 and is giving staff members below the level of vice president a $500 bonus.
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Biostage's first human throat implant successful, autopsy shows
Biostage, a Holliston-based biotech specializing in regenerative medicine to treat diseases of the throat, announced on Tuesday its first esophageal implant resulted in a regenerated esophageal tube.
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Mevion brings first proton therapy system to Europe
Littleton-based Mevion Medical Systems has delivered its first proton therapy cancer treatment system to a proton therapy center at the MAASTRO Clinic in the Netherlands.
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Regional Roundup
The List: Top health insurers in Massachusetts
Ranked by total Massachusetts members as of Q4 2016
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts 610,274
Neighborhood Health Plan 435,478
Tufts Health Public Plans 332,051
Tufts Associated HMO Inc. 282,028
Boston Medical Center Health Plan 212,097
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Ed Hyder, owner of Worcester Mediterranean market, dies
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Worcester claims marijuana club misled city officials
Boardroom Gap: Women vastly underrepresented in Central Mass. corporate leadership
After $769M in 2017 sales, Northbridge realty firm merges with NY agency
Healthcare staffing firm signs Mercantile Center lease
LakePharma buys Hopkinton facility for $4.5M

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