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Polar Beverages, second in the country in terms of seltzer sales, is gaining on the leader, LaCroix. That's the good news. The bad news is the behemoth-backed third-place player, Bubly, is quickly gaining share.

The Gaming Commission agreed Thursday to have its legal staff brief commissioners on a variety of issues associated with the still-unassigned casino license for the southeastern part of the state.

Four MetroWest towns are among a relatively small number of communities in the Boston area adding enough new housing to keep up with demand, according to a report by the Boston Foundation.

MetroWest offices have rarely, if ever, been as much of a bargain compared to Boston and Cambridge's hottest neighborhoods. Yet construction is adding millions of square feet in those high-rent neighborhoods, and high-profile companies are ditching their cheap suburban locations to be closer to the center of the region.

Framingham brewer Jack's Abby will set up shop at a prominent Boston spot for more than three weeks as part of a rotating beer garden at the Boston Harbor Hotel.

More than two out of three Massachusetts employers offered health insurance to their employers last year, an increase over past years and exceeding the national average, according to a new report by the Center for Health Information and Analysis.

Horace Mann Educational Associates, a Franklin service agency for those with developmental disabilities, has received $60,000 in grants for two new initiatives.

Reliant Medical Group in Worcester is participating in a national health study as one of roughly 50 healthcare providers taking part across the country.

Worcester County home sale prices rose 3.6% last month to a median of $285,000, according to the latest numbers released Wednesday by The Warren Group, a Boston real estate data firm.

The accounting and consulting firm blumshapiro is opening a downtown Worcester office this fall to help the company expand across Central and Western Massachusetts.