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Bloominus wants to be Worcester’s first Main Street cannabis store

After holding a community outreach meeting last week, Bloominus Holdings hopes to be the first marijuana retailer to open on Worcester's Main Street.

Rotman-led manufacturer resumes production of air purifier

Natural rubber latex firm Vystar, headed by Steve Rotman, is resuming the production of an air purifier about nine months after it acquired the technology.

Caroline’s Cannabis in Uxbridge will be state’s first woman-owned, small business retail store

The first mom-and-pop cannabis store in Massachusetts was awarded a final license from the state Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday.

Rome Furniture in Gardner to close, sell 60K-sf building

A 74-year-old furniture store in Gardner is selling its 60,000-square-foot building as the company is going out of business.
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Cannabis cultivation facility proposed in Hopedale

A Milford lawyer is hoping to win approval to build a marijuana cultivation facility on vacant land in Hopedale.

Hopedale chocolate factory booming for Valentine’s Day

It's the busiest time of the year for Hopedale-based Green Mountain Chocolate.

The new tax break: Public spending for stadiums

Like Worcester, many other cities have bet public spending on stadium-based development. They've had mixed results, with lots of skepticism.

Central Mass. communities have different philosophies for tax breaks

A Worcester Business Journal investigation shows a broad range of practices in how communities use — or don't — tax breaks for development.
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GFA first in Mass. to offer marijuana banking services

GFA is the first to serve the state's recreational marijuana industry, putting the institution at the forefront of a market with tens of millions in sales.

Marijuana retailer eyes former Elwood Adams Hardware building

A cannabis company is hoping to get city and state approval to open a retail store in the space previously occupied by Elwood Adams Hardware store on Main Street in Worcester.
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