The Daily Voice, a Connecticut-based network of news websites, is shutting down its 11 Central Massachusetts locations, according to several published reports.
Think of it as Groupon for property taxes.
Worcester, a city that has dabbled rather extensively with daily-deal-style promotions at local businesses through its Woo Card program, is considering taking that model to another level.
Five days after it purchased three biotech office buildings adjacent to its campus for more than $40 million, UMass Medical School (UMMS) issued a lengthy response Tuesday evening to Worcester officials concerned the purchase could result in a $1.5-million tax hit to the city.
In a bit of a surprise move, the University of Massachusetts Medical School has purchased the remainder of the five biotech buildings in the Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Park on Plantation Street for $40.3 million.
As part of a five-year capital improvement plan by the Massachusetts Port Authority's (MassPort), the Worcester Regional Airport could see $36 million in improvements.
After rebounding in 2010 from a down year, the growth of the Worcester metropolitan area's real gross domestic product slowed in 2011, the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) said today.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, which opened an office in downtown Worcester 16 months ago, has launched an online tool to help patients research the cost of various procedures and services.