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Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Years of losses make local insurers attractive to larger companies
With court decisions blocking mergers of the nation's top health insurers, it's likely those companies will look to acquire smaller, regional players in order to diversify their businesses.
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Vacant Route 20 land in Worcester sold
An 8-acre site, a rare undeveloped property along Route 20 in south Worcester, has sold for $575,000.
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Globoforce opens new Framingham HQ
Software company Globoforce has opened its new 55,000-square-foot Framingham headquarters after a move from Southborough.
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Cities and towns want more say on outlawing pot shops
Communities are urging lawmakers to let them restrict or prohibit commercial marijuana sales by a vote of the municipal legislative body, rather than a community-wide referendum.
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T offers new options on potential service cuts
MBTA officials offered up some options that might make the paratransit service reductions go down easier, and said there would also be a range of options related to the commuter rail.
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Holy Cross 'Most Beautiful' campus in Mass.
Worcester's College of the Holy Cross has elbowed out Harvard, Boston College and smaller picturesque campuses in the Berkshires to claim Travel + Leisure's "most beautiful" campus in the state.
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Plan ahead to manage busy season
The accounting profession is known for its ability to meet crucial filing dates that can change an entire year for usiness clients and individuals. The pressure is on during that deadline season, which translates to an avalanche of deadline-oriented work in two months.
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Regional Roundup
Despite inequalities, poor fare better in Mass. (The Boston Globe)
Fundraising campaign for Natick business hit by car (MetroWest Daily News)
Methuen leaders forming opposition to pot shops (The Eagle-Tribune)
Nine billionaires live in Mass. (Boston Business Journal)
Question of the Week
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Last week, high-profile and business Twitter users were hacked, including Worcester State University and Polar Beverages, and their accounts sent pro-Nazi messages.
What does your business do to prevent hacking?
We have regular employee training on cybersecurity.
We have elaborate technology and firewall security.
We limit the amount of data that is easily accessible.
We work with a third-party security firm.
None of the above. Cybersecurity isn't major priority for us.
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Cains Foods closing 44-year-old Ayer plant
Armsby Abbey named top Mass. beer bar
Worcester State, Polar hacked by pro-Nazi messages
Mercantile Center replacing long-dead Worcester Galleria
British Beer, InHouse Coffee site sold for $5.5M
California electronics maker buys 25 Westborough acres
Babcock Power moving from Worcester to Marlborough
Leicester IT firm expands into Conn. with acquisition
Suit against UMass-affiliated Shields dismissed

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