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The unemployment rate in Massachusetts dropped by two -tenths of a percentage point for the second month in a row in July, hitting 3.5%, matching the national rate.

The Gaming Commission would like to know how many and which companies are interested in seeking a sports betting license in Massachusetts and is asking that interested companies get in touch by the end of the month.

The state's three gaming centers raked in nearly $100 million in gross gaming revenue last month with more than $27.6 million bound for the state's coffers, the Gaming Commission announced Monday.

Unified Health and Performance of Lancaster, a fitness center serving athletes with and without disabilities, will be moving to a larger space in September, which includes opening a new Rick Hoyt Research Lab, named after the famous Boston Marathon athlete with cerebral palsy.

More than four years after the U.S. Supreme Court said that states could legalize sports wagering, Massachusetts did just that when Gov. Charlie Baker signed a sports betting bill Wednesday afternoon, shifting public attention onto the Gaming Commission's rollout of the newly legal activity.

Gaming industry executives from Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor on Monday reminded lawmakers of the "hyper-competitive industry" they operate in and of the ways the state's prohibition on sports betting is affecting their businesses as the time for legislative negotiators to strike a deal runs short.

An entity registered to two Boston developers purchased the former Sargent Card Building in Worcester – most recently the site of The Bridge community center – for $925,000 on Friday, in another step toward the transformation of the site.

In a deal that closed on Thursday, Worcester Housing Authority has purchased the former Sun ‘N’ Sound location at 24 Mill St. for $1.35 million for maintenance and property management offices.

Amy Peterson, senior project manager and communications specialist for the Office of the Worcester City Manager, has been elected to a five-year term on the Worcester State University Board of Trustees, the school announced on Tuesday.

After 10 years of owning the Gazbar Sports Grill in Leominster, Erica Grinkis is working on a few small projects to keep the eatery fun and enticing, but its main goal is to keep the space familiar to regulars.