Blackstone Valley

Environment

Uxbridge land trust fined $54K for wetland violations

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has fined a land trust in Uxbridge $54,600 for violating state wetlands regulations.

Real Estate

Imperial Cars owner buys driving range, restaurant for $1.3M

A businessman with a litany of holdings in the Milford area has purchased a driving range across the street from his auto dealership empire in Mendon.

Government & Politics

Flavored tobacco now banned in Worcester

Worcester has joined a growing list of Massachusetts cities and towns banning the sale of flavored tobacco.

Manufacturing

Riverdale Mills reduces workforce 25% due to tariffs

Northbridge wire mesh manufacturer Riverdale Mills has been hit hard by federal tariffs on steel imports and has reduced its workforce by 25 percent.

Energy

The hospitality industry will keep the Central Mass. buzz going into 2019

Worcester and the business community has seized on its economic momentum with several new homegrown restaurants and entertainment options debuting seemingly every month.

Government & Politics

Improvements coming: Transportation planning will upgrade Union Station, Kelley Square and outlying communities

A range of projects across Central Massachusetts are being undertaken with a goal in mind of helping economic development.

Government & Politics

Uxbridge eyes six marijuana businesses, two shops

Uxbridge could soon be home to at least six cannabis businesses.

Energy

Millbury solar firm moving HQ to Douglas

Solar Wolf Energy is moving its main offices from Millbury into a 20,000-square-foot facility in Douglas.

Government & Politics

Gaming revenues down in November at MGM Springfield, Plainridge

Revenue was down last month at Plainridge Park Casino and MGM Springfield, but the state will still count about $11.6 million in gaming tax collections from November.

Government & Politics

Northbridge, Southbridge tax breaks approved

A renovation of the former Whitinsville Medical Center and an expansion of a Southbridge manufacturer were approved by the state for tax breaks Thursday.

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