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As much as hype can build up momentum, you can’t take it to the bank. Eventually, the sizzle needs the steak.

A better measure for judging project success than the tax revenues from properties near the new stadium would be the overall municipal tax revenues rising at a healthy pace.

Collaborative workspaces in Worcester and Fitchburg took in $200,000 in funding announced Thursday by the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration.

It is easy to scoff at the $2.3 million in total compensation made by Eric Dickson, president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, and say he is overpaid.

For this year, WBJ readers weighed in more than 17,000 times in a record 54 categories to give you recommendations on topics such as the Best Web Design Firm (Worcester Interactive) and the Best Venue for a Corporate Event (Apex Center of New England).

Home sellers in Framingham and Hudson were the big winners this year, according to new data from The Warren Group, the Peabody-based real estate market tracker. Sales volume and prices in both communities have risen for the first 11 months of this year compared to 2018.

While condo prices remain cheaper than single-family dwellings in most Central Massachusetts communities, rising condo prices can keep first-time homebuyers on the sidelines.

Three Worcester nonprofits benefit from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation grants totaling $350,000 to improve behavioral health care, housing, and food insecurity.

Jamison Loizeaux, a former championship gymnast and owner of the Gymnastic Academy Of Boston, has purchased three commercial buildings in Acton for $1.7 million.

To curb the illegal pot market in Massachusetts, the state must address supply and demand, the demand side will be addressed as the Cannabis Control Commission opens new stores. But a bill that would target unlicensed marijuana sellers is needed to deal with the supply end of things, a state regulator said.