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Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Quiet Logistics uses robots to compete with Amazon
At first, it looks to be an imagination at work, or maybe the doings of ghosts: groups of tall shelves stacked with packages of clothing and moving entirely on their own.
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Chamber endorses lessening Worcester commercial tax burden
As it has done for the last seven years, the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce is calling for the City Council to adopt a tax rate to help reduce the gap between commercial and residential tax payments.
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Framingham's Virgin Pulse moves to Providence
Virgin Pulse, a wellness technology company owned by billionaire Richard Branson, is moving its headquarters from Framingham to Providence, R.I., the company announced Monday.
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Mass. gas prices stabilize for Thanksgiving
Massachusetts' average regular gasoline price is $2.53 per gallon, one cent below the national average heading into Thanksgiving, according to AAA.
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Millbury manufacturing fire ruled arson
State and local officials have ruled that a fire that destroyed part of the manufacturing facility in Millbury on Saturday was arson.
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WBJ Best of Business voting deadline is Dec. 1
The Worcester Business Journal has opened voting on the region's best companies for our 5th annual Best of Business Awards.
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Doctors: 13,000 take pain management courses
Since it began offering free pain management courses in 2015, more than 13,000 individuals have taken one or more of the courses, according to the Massachusetts Medical Society.
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Regional Roundup

Addiction series filming in Worcester (Telegram & Gazette)
Hopedale wants downtown plan input(Milford Daily News)
Framingham threatens fines for vacant site(MetroWest Daily News)
Cognex donates $30,000 for Natick schools(MetroWest Daily)
Question of the Week
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According to the 2017 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, commissioned by American Express OPEN, the number of woman-owned businesses in Massachusetts has grown by 50.4 percent since 2007, compared to 114.4 percent nationally.
What would be the best way for Massachusetts to increase the number of woman-owned businesses?
Nothing. That number will rise on its own as times change.
Provide leadership training programs for professional women.
Encourage more women to study business degrees at younger ages.
Create special financing mechanisms and change regulations to make it easier for women to start a business.
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