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| Staples appoints new chief marketing officer | | Staples has appointed a new chief marketing officer who will be in charge of promoting the Framingham office supply chain's turn toward its delivery business. | | Read more >> | | Senate unanimously supports Boston-Springfield high speed train | | The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday unanimously agreed to study the feasibility of developing a high-speed rail line between Boston and Springfield, an issue its sponsor portrayed as a matter of regional economic equity. | | Read more >> | | Big Y Foods names workforce management director | | Big Y Foods, Inc. of Springfield has appointed longtime employee and Westborough resident Jim Wilson as its new director of workforce management. | | Read more >> | |
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| Week in review | |
| Major bank purchase | |
The parent company Worcester-based Commerce Bank will be acquired by Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. for $209 million in stock, and Berkshire will move its headquarters to Boston.The new bank's total assets are expected to be $12 billion, including $2.2 billion in acquired assets from Commerce.
| | 1,600 jobs in Marlborough | |
Employment figures for Marlborough's soon-to-come Apex Center were released this week. The site is expected to create 800 full-time jobs, and 800 part-time jobs.
| | Drought no more | |
Worcester's drought was declared over this week by City Manager Edward Augustus.
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