North County

Banking & Finance

Lowell bank buys burnt Leominster hotel for $585K

Enterprise Bank of Lowell has acquired the former site of the burned down Columbia Hotel for $585,000 with plans to create a new banking center in Leominster.

Government & Politics

UMass Memorial Health Care to undertake $169M in renovations

The UMass Memorial Health Care system will be investing over $168.8 million in renovations to its four hospitals after securing a tax-exempt bond through MassDevelopment.

Retail

Wachusett Brewery launches national line of alcoholic seltzer

Wachusett Brewing Co. of Westminster has launched a new alcoholic seltzer in a nationwide roll-out as the firm expands into an entirely new branch of brewing.

Real Estate

Worcester County foreclosure filings up 66% in February

Foreclosure filings continued two years of consecutive increases in February, jumping 45.6 percent year-over-year through Massachusetts and 66 percent in Worcester County.

Movers & Shakers

LAURA MONDANO is now vice president of regulatory affairs at Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology in Holliston. In...

Economy

Central Mass. colleges showcase affordability

In bid for students, marketing for Central Massachusetts higher education turns to dollars and cents.

Real Estate

MetroWest chamber trying to form cooperative advocacy

Paul Joseph took over the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 14, advocating for changes in the way chambers operate.

Energy

Worcester needs to support gas-leak bills

Gas leaks need to be fixed in Worcester, according to Mary Keefe.

Arts & Entertainment

Tapping Worcester’s innovative potential

Even though there is no traditional pass to entrepreneurship, one such as Ja-Nae Duane's that includes professional opera and writing is notable.

Advice

101: WINNING BACK CLIENTS

Businesses can be plagued by churn, or how many customers cancel, but here are some tips to learning from those experiences and possibly bringing those clients back.

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