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New Blackstone River Valley visitor center creates new expectations for the National Park

Since the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor was designated in 1986, there were plans for a visitor center in Worcester. Last month, finally, that center came to fruition.
Arts & Entertainment

Movers & Shakers

Check out the Central Massachusetts businessmen and women to recently land new jobs.
News

First recreational marijuana sales draws customers from as far as New Jersey to Leicester

The first legally purchased marijuana east of the Mississippi River was an eighth of Jack Herer and two pre-rolls for Uxbridge resident and Iraq War veteran Stephen Mandile.
Government & Politics

Uxbridge doctor, employee charged in Adderall distribution

An Uxbridge doctor and her former employee were arrested Thursday and charged in federal court in connection with a federal drug conspiracy involving the amphetamine Adderall.
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News

UPS purchases 200 acres in Grafton and Shrewsbury for $18.3M

United Parcel Service has purchased more than 200 acres in Grafton and Shrewsbury as it prepares to build an 800,000-square-foot distribution facility.
Education

SBA brings Emerging Leaders program to Worcester, 19 graduate

For the first year, the U.S. Small Business Administration brought its Emerging Leaders program to Worcester, the agency announced Tuesday.
News

Rocco’s Doughnut Co. partners with Table Talk on pie doughnuts

Rocco's Doughnut Company in Millbury has taken a page out of Wormtown Brewery's book and partnered with Worcester manufacturer Table Talk Pies.
Economy

Guacamole, pink cookies and why I provide extra paid maternity leave

I am the proud owner of a small business, but it hasn't been so small since we moved from Millbury to Worcester last year.
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Advice

Where did my charitable deduction go?

When the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was passed in December, the often-rumored-to-be-cut charitable contribution deduction survived.
Energy

City of Immigrants: Foreign-born residents have unusually large impact on Worcester’s economy

Immigrants in Worcester are more likely than native citizens to start their own business and have bachelor's degrees, giving them a disproportionate share of the economy.
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