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Uxbridge, Athol find new revenue by embracing cannabis

Half of Massachusetts cities and towns have enacted or are considering a ban on recreational marijuana businesses, towns like Uxbridge and Athol have gone in the other direction.

The economic impact of legal pot is limited, as Mass. seeks the right balance

Worcester could have up to 15 cannabis shops. Western cities of similar size show there could be demand for far more, but the economic impact may not be so noticeable.

Pot firms must overcome financial hurdles

With cannabis businesses steadily entering the mainstream, it can be easy to lose sight of how difficult it is to launch and operate an organization in a quickly evolving industry.

Be like Uxbridge

The moment the ballot initiative passed in November 2016 allowing for recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, economic development officials across the state should have been sharpening their pencils.
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E.L. Harvey & Sons scrambling amid new Chinese recycling standards

When Chinese firms virtually stopped buying recycled mixed paper from the United States, the effects didn't take long to become visible at E.L. Harvey & Sons' Westborough facility.

Five Central Mass. projects split $784K in brownfield funding

The Baker Administration has given $784,000 to five sites in four Central Massachusetts communities to help clean contaminated properties.

Sexual infections on rise in Worcester, beyond

Funding cuts to prevention services are one cause for a rise in gonorrhea and other STI's. That's brought a stronger response from health officials in Central Massachusetts.

UMass Memorial reaches labor deal, while Nashoba Valley nurses vote to strike

Two Central Massachusetts hospitals gave sharply diverging news on labor relations Thursday.
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Fidelity Bank’s growth lands it in top 10% nationally

Fidelity Bank's assets grew by 14% last year, landing it in what the Leominster bank says is in the top one-tenth nationally in growth rates.

Rollstone opens 9th bank branch

Rollstone Bank & Trust has opened its ninth branch location, at 788 Boston Road in Groton.
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