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Monday, August 7, 2017

Worcester airport officials believe $32M investment will pay off

In spending $32 million to increase airlines' ability to land reliably, state and Worcester officials see the airport becoming a regional transportation hub.

The state agency MassDevelopment has bought a former pawn shop building at 526 Main St. and plans to make facade improvements before seeking redevelopment.

Brewery buys E. Brookfield lumber store

A former lumber store on Route 9 in East Brookfield has been sold for a new brewery to be called Timber Yard Brewing Company.

Veterans, Inc. soliciting $6M to renovate 91-bed facility

Veterans Inc., a Worcester nonprofit that serves as many as 1,000 veteran families each year, will embark on a fundraising and planning effort to overhaul a facility that's long overdue for a renovation.

Baker appoints pot advisory board members

Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday morning announced his picks for the Cannabis Advisory Board, the 25-member panel that will examine marijuana regulation, finalizing the first piece of pot bureaucracy.

If you want to look for a healthy community, look to its arts scene.

Around three dozen of the state's 351 cities and towns have adopted special zoning districts intended to encourage housing production, and a bill moving through the Legislature aims to make it easier for more communities to do the same.

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