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🔒Suburban zombies: Falling demand for office space forces building owners to get creative

Overall, the amount of available space in suburban Central Massachusetts office markets is more than 90 football fields.

Mass. unemployment rose again in November

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts continued to rise in November for the second month in a row, yet still remained lower than the national average.

Previous UMass Memorial Health leader comes out of retirement to join Manatt law firm

Eight months after Doug Brown retired from his Worcester-based roles as president of UMass Memorial Community Hospitals and chief administrative officer at UMass Memorial Health, the seasoned healthcare executive has joined California-based law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP.

MBTA weighs commuter rail options as Keolis contract set to expire in mid-2027

For about a decade, the T has entrusted Keolis with running trains on the commuter rail system, but that contract is set to expire in mid-2027 after the most recent extension.
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Mass. home prices hit $600K as Worcester County climbs to $465K

The median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts has reached $600,000, as prices continue their upward trajectory in the central region of the state.

Mass. Supplier Diversity Office lifts citizenship requirement for diversity certifications

The Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office has lifted its citizenship requirement for those seeking accreditation. 

After first candidate declined, cannabis commission to offer executive director role to Holliston town manager

Commissioners voted 4-0 on Wednesday to offer the role to Travis Ahern, the town administrator of Holliston.

United Way doles out remainder of $5M donation from billionaire MacKenzie Scott

Four years after the United Way of Central Massachusetts had $5 million dropped into its bank account courtesy of billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the Worcester-based human services nonprofit has donated the final segment of its Nov. 2020 surprise gift.
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Mass. Supplier Diversity Office appoints new executive director

As long-term Executive Director of the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office Bill McAvoy is set to retire, the agency has named Bonnie Borch-Rote as its new leader. 

In effort to ward off Circle K takeover, 7-Eleven buys Shrewsbury gas station for $3M

A Sunoco gas station on Route 9 in Shrewsbury has been purchased by 7-Eleven, Inc. for $2.75 million.
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