ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS
On Page One
CAR PARK – Framingham’s dream for downtown traffic flow is one step closer to reality.
COST CONTAINMENT – Patrick’s proposals to curb health care spending has hospitals and insurers aligned in protest.
PRIVATE INVESTMENT – Does a $100 million high tech industrial park in Leominster have what it takes to draw businesses?
News & Analysis
MOVING – The parent company of SolidWorks, a software company with operations in Maynard, is considering office consolidation.
CASH FLOW – A French firm has invested in Framingham GTC Biotherapeutics to keep the biotech company flush – for now.
COMPETING BIDS – General Growth, the parent company that owns the Natick Collection, has three offers to help it exit bankruptcy.
PAC MEN – The Bellingham-based Dunkin’ Donuts franchise group has formed a political action committee to lobby on Beacon Hill.
Special Focus: Banking & Finance
ACCOUNT ON IT – Massachusetts has one of the lowest “unbanked” populations in Massachusetts.
THE SPREAD – Grafton Suburban Credit Union is seeking approval to draw customers from all of Middlesex County.
SWIPE OUT – Local convenience store owners have joined the chorus against so-called credit card interchange fees.
MUSICAL CHAIRS – Community banks are beefing up their workforces thanks to turmoil at larger national banks.
THANKS BUT NO THANKS – Efforts from the Obama Administration to provide loans to community banks are getting a lukewarm reception.
MARKET PICTURE – Vital stats on the banking market in Massachusetts.
The Lists
Top Banks in Central Massachusetts
Shop Talk
Q&A with Chuck Edwards, president of Lenze Americas in Uxbridge
Departments
Incorporations
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