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Miami group buys Worcester plaza with Price Chopper for $4M

The property on which a Price Chopper sits in the Broadmeadow Brook area of Worcester has been sold for $4 million to a Miami property investment group.

TJX elects former food executive Jose Alvarez to its board

Framingham retail parent company TJX Cos. has elected José Alvarez to the company’s board of directors. Alvarez rejoins the board after previously serving from 2007 to 2018.

Vogue Plaza in Fitchburg sells for $1.2M

A Fitchburg retail plaza on Airport Road has sold for just over $1.2 million.

WBJ Podcast: A restaurateur’s 17-month odyssey to get Worcester diners to enjoy poke

Jim Way founded the Worcester location of Island Fin Poke in July 2019, despite the raw fish bowls not yet being a well-known dish for New Englanders. After a rough few months, sales were starting to spike right when COVID-19 hit.
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Pumpkin spice turkey available in Framingham

Framingham is the only place in Massachusetts to get a new, limited-edition test flavor from the Honey Baked Ham Co. - pumpkin spice glazed turkey breast.

Report: Health care even more dominant in local economy

Health care employers in Massachusetts added more workers between 2008 and 2018 than any other industry, nudging the field's share of statewide employment upward to nearly one-fifth, according to a new report.

🔒Movers & Shakers for September 28, 2020

People are on the move at Blackstone Valley Education Hub, bankHometown, College of the Holy Cross and more.

Corporate responsibility report gives low scores to Boston Scientific, TJX

The two largest corporations Central Massachusetts corporations by market capitalization — Boston Scientific and TJX Cos. — did not do too well on a new review of how well companies match their actions with words to be more inclusive of society and less to shareholders.
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Sudbury restaurateurs to open natural market in Stow

Sudbury restaurateurs Reanna and Jordan Mackey, the duo behind the restaurant 29 Rustic, plan to open what the pair are calling a natural market in Stow later this fall, the business owners announced on Monday.

Fitchburg cafe, restaurant and Latinx convenience store loaned $55K

Three small businesses in downtown Fitchburg received loans totaling $55,000 from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp., the development arm of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, the organization announced on Friday. 
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