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BJ’s IPO could value company over $2B

Westborough bulk retailer BJ's Wholesale Club said it is anticipating an IPO price valuing the company at over $2 billion.

Tipped workers campaign for higher minimum wage

The cupcakes are complimentary, but the restaurant workers and activists delivering them to legislative leaders want a big boost in pay in return.

The age of the Worcester skyscraper has been replaced by street-level interactions

The age of building vertically stopped in the city nearly 30 years ago, as new developments focus on tying into the walking community.

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.
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Old mill presents opportunity & obstacle to the new Hopedale

Town officials push for new commercial development and weigh eminent domain as they look to remake economy.

Harnessing the power of point-of-purchase signage

Each piece of marketing collateral plays a role in some bigger campaign.

Movers & Shakers

Twenty-one Central Mass. workers and their organizations reported to the WBJ that they have landed new jobs this month.

Westwood convenience magnate buys Honey Farms Northborough for $601K

A former Honey Farms store in Northborough has been sold for $601,000 to a Westwood businessman who intends to run a convenience store in the building.
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Worcester City Council again tables tobacco vote

The Worcester City Council again tabled a proposal to delay a city-wide ban on flavored tobacco products unless said products are sold in an age-restricted establishment.

CCC chair: go buy pot on July 1

The chair of the Cannabis Control Commission made the case Sunday for marijuana users to get their stash at one of the legal retail outlets expected to open next month, even if the legal marketplace is slow to take shape.
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