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Retail

Pot retailer purchases Route 9 building in Framingham for $3 million

A small commercial building on Route 9 in Framingham has sold for $3 million, more than three times its assessed value, as the new owner plans a marijuana retail location at the property.

Retail

Dressbarn closure will leave seven Central Mass. stores empty

Dressbarn is the latest retail casualty, and the company's seven Central Massachusetts locations will add to the latest storefronts to close across the area.

Real Estate

Former Staples CEO Goodman elected director of CBRE

Shira Goodman, the former CEO of Framingham office supply retailer Staples, has been elected to the board of directors of Los Angeles real estate giant CBRE Group.

Real Estate

Duxbury convenience store chain buys Westminster gas station

VERC Enterprises, a convenience and gasoline station operator headquartered in Duxbury, has acquired a new station in Westminster.

News

Central Mass. hospitals score high on safety

Hospitals in Worcester, Clinton, Framingham, Gardner and Milford have received the highest patient safety ratings in the newest report from a nonprofit hospital group.

Economy

Report: TJX could take 15% hit from tariffs

Retailer TJX could see a 15% drop in earnings it if doesn't raise prices by 1.5% to make up for tariffs in the United States-China trade war, according to a new report.

Government & Politics

MetroWest bus routes set for further expansion

The MetroWest Regional Transit Authority is adding a shuttle between Marlborough and the Riverside Green Line station on the Green Line, and a shuttle for Natick software firm MathWorks.

Government & Politics

Opioid deaths worsen in Worcester, improve statewide

Four Central Massacusetts cities — Framingham, Gardner, Marlborough and Worcester — are bucking a state trend that is generally showing fewer opioid-related deaths.

Manufacturing

Arch Therapeutics to raise $2.8M in RDO

Framingham wound care product manufacturer Arch Therapeutics is hoping to raise $2.8 million in a registered direct offering with five accredited investors.

Government & Politics

AbbVie joins biotech internships for low-income students

AbbVie, a Worcester pharmaceutical facility, has joined a statewide program aiming to help low-income students find opportunities in high-demand biotechnology firms.

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