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Worcester City Councilors maintained strong support for the city-built Polar Park baseball stadium Tuesday night days after the project's latest total cost of $157 million was made public.

A proposed lease agreement between the Worcester Red Sox and the City of Worcester commits the city to at least $15 million in infrastructure improvements around Polar Park in addition to the ballpark's roughly $157-million cost.

The Rhode Island city of Pawtucket is suing the now-Worcester Red Sox for what it alleges are the team's failure to perform required maintenance and repair of their longtime home, the city-owned McCoy Stadium.

People are on the move at Webster Five, Slowey McManus, RemodelWerks and more.

The cost of building Polar Park, the new home of the minor league Worcester Red Sox, has risen to $157 million, Worcester officials said Friday afternoon, reflecting cost increases stemming largely from the coronavirus pandemic.

In a press conference with city officials Thursday, development firm Boston Capital announced plans for a retail and housing development at the site of departing Table Talk Pies next to the $132-million Polar Park baseball stadium in Worcester's Canal District.

The owners of Worcester’s newest incoming minor league sports team are soliciting community input to help name them, the American Basketball Association team’s president and general manager announced on Tuesday.

American Hockey League minor league team the Providence Bruins will play its 2020-21 season at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough while its home rink, the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, is used for COVID-19 response.

Louisiana-based boutique fitness company HOTWORX is planning to open a location at Post Road Marketplace in Northborough next year, Capital Group Properties announced Monday.

Much like the rest of the country and the world, 2020 was a tough year in Central Massachusetts business. Looking at WBJ's Economic Forecast special edition, WBJ Podcast hosts Brad Kane and Hank Stolz look at what is to come for the region's economy in the coming year, including a look at some specific, bold predictions for news events in 2021.