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Saying he is focused on the final bid that will be submitted to the International Olympic Committee, Gov. Charlie Baker said he expects a transparent process in the future and said the bid document that won over the U.S. Olympic Committee is less important.

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Town officials are intrigued by a proposal to expand Framingham's only brewery, Jack's Abby Brewing, inside a building formerly occupied Dennison Manufacturing Co., the paper products manufacturer that was once the town's economic engine. Jack Hendler, who owns and operates the Morton Street brewery with his brothers, said Jack's Abby draws customers from near and far, and has outgrown its current space of about 17,000 square feet. With 25,000 visitors last year, the Hendlers are hoping to expand production, tastings and tours, and add a restaurant and taproom in a 67,000-square-foot space in one of two buildings at 100 Clinton St., part of Dennison's former complex that was active from 1897 until it merged with Avery Corp. in 1990 to become Avery Dennison.

Cabela's, the chain of outdoor clothing and equipment stores, is hiring about 200 people to staff its new store in Berlin, which will open in the spring, the Nebraska-based firm says.

The Higgins Armory building was sold last week to a New Hampshire developer who has a track record of restoring historic properties, such as the Pawtucket Armory in Rhode Island.

(UPDATED) A state panel has upheld a series of tax incentives for the Great Wolf Lodge water park and hotel in Fitchburg after a carpenters' union alleged the company failed to use local contractors to build the facility and that subcontractors did not comply with some labor laws.

In a move that will have funding and tourism implications at historic sites throughout Central Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Congress has voted to create a new national park in the Blackstone River valley.

Holding the Summer Olympic Games in Boston a little less than a decade from now would either sacrifice the city's goals to a three-week party for the world elite or give the Bay State a chance to lead the games toward a more frugal and less autocratic future, according to opponents and proponents of the nascent bid.

More governments and nonprofit groups across Central Massachusetts are focusing on culture and the arts as money-making cornerstones capable of anchoring entire neighborhoods while making cities more livable.