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Blackstone national corridor adds handicapped accessible option

The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor's visitors centers in Worcester and Whitinsville are closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. But park leaders and partners are ensuring there's still available activities, particularly for those with mobility issues.

Riverdale Mills earns community commerce innovation award

Riverdale Mills Corp., a welded wire mesh manufacturer in Northbridge, was awarded the John McArthur Community Commerce Innovation Award from the Venly Institute in Cambridge, the company announced Nov. 24.

Q&A: Recovered from the pandemic, Riverdale Mills is looking to hire

CEO Jim Knott spoke with WBJ about the company’s relationship to shellfishing, the search for skilled workers and what brought Riverdale Mills to Northbridge.

🔒Restaurant revenue plunged 33% during six months of the pandemic

Restaurants are bringing in far less money for food and drink during the coronavirus pandemic – and it’s showing both the hit the industry has taken this year as well as the financial toll declining tax revenue will have on cities and towns.
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Canal District landlord buys Blackstone Valley multi-families for $2.2M

A Worcester property investor has paid $2.2 million for a portfolio of multifamily properties in Northbridge, Southbridge and Webster.

🔒Central Mass. communities split $1.3M in shared streets funding 

The Gov. Charlie Baker Administration announced this fall 13 Central Massachusetts communities would split $1.25 million in Shared Streets and Spaces emergency grants, in order to make roads more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly, part of $10 million handed out statewide.

UniBank appoints New Hampshire bank executive as CFO

UniBank, based in Whitinsville, has named Nobo Sircar, a former executive vice president and chief financial officer of Bank of New Hampshire, as the institution's new CFO, the company announced on Wednesday.

Q&A: Blackstone Valley Ed Hub bridges gap between vocational training and traditional high school

Blackstone Valley Education Hub in Northbridge is a two-year old nonprofit aimed at helping students and adults enter the advanced manufacturing workforce.
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WBJ Podcast: Slavery & the Central Mass. economy

Former WBJ Editorial Intern Devina Bhalla and News Editor Grant Welker discuss Bhalla's two-month deep-dive into slavery's history and legacy into the Central Massachusetts economy in this episode of the WBJ Podcast.

🔒Movers & Shakers for September 28, 2020

People are on the move at Blackstone Valley Education Hub, bankHometown, College of the Holy Cross and more.
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