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Hospitality

Friendly’s to close Holden, Framingham locations

Friendly's is closing its Holden and Framingham restaurants among 23 corporate-owned locations across the Northeast, leaving seven stores in Central Massachusetts.
Health Care

Harrington opens Webster health clinic

Harrington HealthCare System has opened a physical and occupational therapy clinic in Webster that allows it to expand the busy unit.
Government & Politics

IPG CEO: Oligarch listing costing company millions

IPG Photonics is losing "millions" because of the CEO's designation by the U.S. Treasury as a Russian oligarch, the company said in new court filings.
Energy

Electricity supplier to provide restitution to 1,300 Worcester County residents

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.
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Energy

Be cautiously optimistic about 2019

It would be a head-in-the-sand mentality for electrical contractors not to brace for a bit of a tremor by the time 2020 rolls around.
Education

Webster Head Start Center completes $2.8M renovation

An early-education program in Webster run by the Worcester Community Action Council will hold a grand opening celebration Friday following a $2.8-million renovation.
Retail

Payless bankruptcy will leave eight Central Mass. stores empty

Discount shoe chain Payless ShoeSource's bankruptcy filing on Monday will bring the closure of eight Central Massachusetts locations.
Real Estate

Webster apartment complex sells for $5.4M

A 50-unit apartment complex in Webster has sold for $5.4 million.
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Government & Politics

Central Mass. officials pushing federal opportunity zones incentive

For neighborhoods in Central Massachusetts overlooked by developers, there's a potential salvation: a new federal tax incentive program.
Retail

Gymboree liquidation to close four Central Mass. stores

The children's clothing store Gymboree has filed for bankruptcy and will close all of its stores, including four in Central Massachusetts.
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