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Eric Casey covers manufacturing and real estate for the Worcester Business Journal. He previously ran Burn After Reading, an online publication focusing on the cannabis industry. He has also formerly had freelance work published in outlets including Worcester Magazine and Different Leaf Magazine. Eric is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where he studied history and political science. He grew up in Marlborough and is currently a resident of Worcester.
Economy

Mass. unemployment rate up slightly from September

After holding steady in September, unemployment numbers in Massachusetts ticked slightly upward in October.
Government & Politics

After months of turmoil, Cannabis Commission leader officially announces resignation

Ava Callender Concepcion, acting chair of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, started Thursday’s agency meeting by announcing that Shawn Collins, the executive director of the commission and the person most responsible for its day-to-day operations, will resign.
Transportation

Hudson school bus operators join Teamsters union

Bus drivers and monitors employed in Hudson with First Student have voted to join Teamsters Local 170, a Worcester-based union.
Economy

Strike averted as janitors, including those for Worcester’s Union Station, agree to new contract

Unionized janitors and an association of the region’s largest cleaning contractors union agreed to a tentative agreement early Wednesday, avoiding a strike that could have seen 12,500 area cleaners walk off the job.
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Banking & Finance

TJX profits grew 13% in third quarter as it added 50 stores

The TJX Cos. saw $1.2 billion in profits for the third quarter of fiscal 2024, as the company added 50 store locations to its portfolio during the same time period.
Banking & Finance

Fidelity Bank names new chief of growth and client experience

Fidelity Bank of Leominster has named Joann Marsili to the newly created role of executive vice president, chief growth and client experience officer.
Professional Services

Marlborough sues software company over $88K in unpaid property taxes

The City of Marlborough has filed a lawsuit against CapGemini America for unpaid property taxes related to its former offices at 45 Bartlett St.
Government & Politics

Construction begins on Marlborough luxury apartments

Wood Partners, a national multifamily real estate firm based in Georgia, has announced the beginning of construction...
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Manufacturing

Millbury tool manufacturer sells property for $3.5M

GreatNeck, a tool manufacturing company headquartered in New York, has sold a Millbury property containing three manufacturing buildings for $3.5 million.
News

Fitchburg sober house owner sues Zoning Board of Appeals over new restrictions

The owner and operator of Jeffrey’s House, a group of sober living houses in Fitchburg, has filed a lawsuit against the City’s Zoning Board of Appeals.
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