Blackstone Valley

A week after starting talks with Leicester, marijuana retailer Cultivate has begun negotiations with Uxbridge for a cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility of up to 130,000 square feet.

Leicester-based cannabis firm Cultivate, one of the first two shops to launch sales on the East Coast, has begun negotiations with Framingham for a host community agreement.

Worcester Regional Airport has an economic impact of $97 million, according to a study released last month by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

Leicester cannabis firm Cultivate is planning a 130,000-square-foot cultivation facility in a new business park in Uxbridge.

Who's on the move in Central Massachusetts?

About 1,300 Worcester County residents have been mailed checks as part of the second phase of restitution payments Viridian Energy must make to settle deceptive sales tactics.

Worcester Regional Airport has an economic impact of $97 million, seventh in the state, according to a study released Monday.

Central Mass. doughnut shop Rocco's Doughnut Co. is opening a second location in Westborough on March 21.

Worcester will negotiate with another retail cannabis establishment, Nature's Remedy, bringing the total number of retail stores to negotiate a host community agreement with the city to 14.

With the go-ahead from the state's cannabis regulators, Uxbridge retail pot store Caroline's Cannabis will open on March 15.