Blackstone Valley

Movers & Shakers

Check out these movers and shakers of Central Massachusetts.

Government & Politics

Canal District, Pullman St. pot retailers get planning approval

The Worcester Planning Board has now signed off on three recreational cannabis retail stores in the city, after approving two more earlier this week.

Manufacturing

Primetals begins construction of $28M Sutton facility

Primetals Technologies executives along with state and local officials formally kicked off the construction of the U.K-based company's 183,000-square-foot Sutton facility.

Real Estate

Worcester County home prices outpace state as prices hit March record

Median single-family home prices hit $268,250 in Worcester County in March, outpacing state price increases from last year, which across Massachusetts marked a record high.

Government & Politics

Northbridge OKs agreement for The Botanist’s 100K-sq.-ft. cannabis production facility

The Botanist is one step closer to building what could be more than a 100,000-square-foot facility cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility in Northbridge.

Economy

Cummings School names Canadian veterinary school founder as dean

The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in North Grafton has named the founding dean of the University of Calgary veterinary program as its new dean.

Government & Politics

Fallon preparing to move Worcester elder care center

Fallon Health is looking to move its elder care program to a new medical building on Grove Street in Worcester, pending regulatory approvals.

Advice

Succession planning for Hispanic businesses

One often-overlooked step in ensuring the future of a business is to create a business succession plan – which is especially significant for family-owned firms.

Government & Politics