Fitchburg

Manufacturing

CCC issues 100th marijuana license

Marijuana regulators licensed the 100th cannabis business in Massachusetts on Thursday and voted to move three retail stores closer to being allowed to open their doors.

Real Estate

Year ends with Central Mass. home sales down, prices up to $275K

Central Massachusetts ended 2018 with single-family home sales falling for the year and prices rising on a tight inventory.

Real Estate

Market Basket to anchor Maynard development

A Market Basket grocery store will anchor the Maynard Crossing mixed-use development just south of the town center, giving the chain its latest location in Central Massachusetts.

Economy

Hits & Misses: For local governments, the potential upside of tax breaks outweighs the risk

A hit-or-miss nature has been an unavoidable part of communities' use of business tax breaks over the last two decades, a WBJ review shows.

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.

Government & Politics

Paying for growth: Tax breaks central to Central Mass. economic development

Communities have often used tax deals to help companies in what officials say is the most important tool they can use in economic development.

Government & Politics

Fitchburg, Worcester receive Urban Agenda funding

Fitchburg has received $60,000 and Worcester $65,000 for economic development initiatives through the state's Urban Agenda Grant Program.

Economy

Poverty up in Worcester neighborhoods, as home values lag

Even with a long period of economic growth and redevelopment through significant stretches of downtown, Worcester has not been spared from some broader troublesome trends.

Professional Services

Sentinel & Enterprise owner making play for USA Today company

Digital First Media, the owner of daily newspapers in Fitchburg, Lowell and Boston, has made an offer to buy USA Today publisher Gannett, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

Arts & Entertainment