Milford

Arts & Entertainment

Milford’s Sira Naturals in line for first recreational pot license

State marijuana regulators are poised Thursday to grant the state's first legal marijuana business license to a cultivation facility at Sira Naturals in Milford.

Government & Politics

UMass Memorial Health Care marks 20 years

UMass Medical Center and Memorial Hospital merged two decades ago, wanting to keep local control and changing health care in the region.

Manufacturing

Waters Corp. to break ground on $215M Taunton facility

Milford lab equipment manufacturer Waters Corp. will break ground on a $215-million precision chemistry facility in Taunton next week.

Hospitality

Canal District restaurant Maddi’s opens Monday

New Canal District comfort-food restaurant Maddi's Cookery and TapHouse is expected to open at 11 a.m. Monday.

News

TJX CEO earns 1,500 times more than median employee

Three Central Massachusetts companies have reported CEO pay at least 100 times that of respective companies' median employees.

Retail

Craft beer is shifting to focus on intimate community connections

Craft beer is still booming, but breweries are scaling back their plans as dozens of new brewers come on line each year.

Real Estate

Staruk blazing new paths in construction

In January, Jody Staruk was promoted to project executive at Milford general contractor Consigli Construction, the first woman to hold the position at the 113-year-old company.

Manufacturing

Sira Naturals plans 7,800-s-f foot expansion in Milford

A Milford cultivator and provider of medical marijuana is planning a 7,800-square-foot expansion of its production facility.

Banking & Finance

Rockland Trust to buy Milford National Bank for $54M

Milford National Bank and Trust Co. is being acquired by Rockland Trust for $54.2 million in a cash-and-stock deal, the financial institutions jointly announced Tuesday.

Life Sciences