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🔒Revington property manager planning 219 apartments next to West Natick rail station

The proposed building would be 50 feet tall and include four stories of apartments.

Checkers set to open in Worcester, brand’s only location in New England, on Feb. 10

The location replaces a former Honey Dew Donuts at the site, which closed in March.

🔒Tax breaks for small businesses? Worcester could adopt little-used law to provide relief against one of the state’s highest property tax rates

Of the 351 Massachusetts communities, 14 have adopted the exemption, including Auburn and Berlin in Central Massachusetts.

State expands apprenticeship tax credit to include programs with AI-related credentials

Roles like AI data annotators, cloud support specialists, AI security specialists, machine learning data curators and AI consultants now qualify for the Registered Apprenticeship Tax Credit.
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Working group targets meal prep, overtime for cuts from $1.7B personal care attendant program

Charlie Carr, legislative liaison for the Disability Policy Consortium and a working group member, said the proposed savings reflect an effort to make limited reductions without undermining the core of the program.

🔒WBJ’s 10 bold predictions for 2026

UMass Memorial Health will absorb another hospital, and nine other predictions.

🔒How did WBJ do with its bold predictions for 2025?

CCC was not placed into receivership, no hospital replaced Nashoba Valley Medical Center, and the results of eight other bold predictions for 2025.

🔒EcoForecast survey: For first time since 2020, WBJ readers say the economy is in worse condition than a year ago

Despite the pessimistic results about 2025, the plurality of respondents see improvement in 2026.
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Delayed September report shows decline in Greater Worcester unemployment, feds cancel October rates release

Greater Worcester has finally received its September unemployment rate, after the federal government shutdown left states unsure whether they would receive their monthly unemployment data at all.

🔒Historic building in Canal District, former site of Whiskey on Water, sold for $1.6M

The Goldberg Building in Worcester’s Canal District has been sold for $1.6 million to a familiar face in the neighborhood’s business scene.
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