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Friday, June 22, 2018
R.I. House FinCom passes PawSox bill
The Rhode Island Finance Committee approved a bill Thursday that calls for an $83-million ballpark for the Pawtucket Red Sox as that city hopes to prevent Worcester from courting away its minor league baseball team.
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Mustang Bio opens Worcester bio-pharmaceutical space
A pharmaceutical company that modifies blood cells to help fight cancer marked the opening of its Worcester laboratories Friday.
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Historical commission approves Worcester State Hospital demolition
A massive 350,000-square-foot building at the former Worcester State Hospital can be demolished to make way for a biomanufacturing park, the city Historical Commission said Thursday.
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Milford's Sira Naturals awarded first legal marijuana growing license
Milford-based Sira Naturals has been awarded the state's first recreational marijuana license, allowing it to grow recreational marijuana at its facility in town.
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Staruk blazing new paths in construction
In January, Jody Staruk was promoted to project executive at Milford general contractor Consigli Construction, the first woman to hold the position at the 113-year-old company.
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Self-driving car testing expands to Worcester
Cities and towns around Metro Boston and Worcester have agreed to designate areas for testing self-driving car.
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Framingham State secures $1M STEM grant
Framingham State University has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to increase STEM education.
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Regional Roundup
Week in review
Notre Dame group appeals judge's decision in hopes to block demolition
The Save Notre Dame Alliance has officially filed an appeal of a Worcester Superior Court judge's ruling to deny a temporary injunction in an effort to halt the destruction of the Notre Dame des Canadiens church.
MathWorks opening second Natick campus
Natick software company MathWorks is has opened a second campus in town this week on a former Boston Scientific site off Route 9 with plans to eventually have 1,00 workers there.
WuXi Biologics agreement includes up to $21M in city, state help
WuXi Biologics, the Chinese company slated to be the first tenant to occupy the Biomanufacturing Park in Worcester, could receive up to $20.8 million in city and state incentives, grants and loans for its proposed $60-million life science facility.
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Worcester Club elects first woman president
Southborough developer eyes Marlborough Airport senior housing
Fitchburg wastewater business owner sentenced to probation, $20K fine
Judge denies injunction to stop Notre Dame demolition
Baker signs $623M life sciences bill
O'Sullivan: Worcester is on the biotech map
Last-ditch injunction hearing urges Notre Dame preservation
Waters Corp. to break ground on $215M Taunton facility
Mass. unemployment remains at 3.5%

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