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🔒Mass. business confidence remained pessimistic for eight consecutive month in October

Massachusetts’ Business Confidence Index continued to tumble in October, reaching its third-lowest score in the past year.

🔒Are more skyscrapers coming to Worcester?

With housing a top-of-mind concern in urban areas today, developers and city leaders are looking to tall apartment buildings.

🔒Money on the sidelines: Real estate is having a rough year, but premium properties are still catching the attention of investors

Uncertainty seems to be the overarching theme of business in 2025, and commercial real estate has been no exception.

🔒Running out of retail: Second-generation restaurant spaces are driving demand in Central Mass. retail real estate

Todd Alexander, an executive vice president at Worcester real estate brokerage Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates who focuses...
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🔒When a hospital closes: Central Mass. ER visits rose after Nashoba Valley shuttered, as hospital finances are increasingly strained

The volume in Central Massachusetts ERs is still expected to grow, exacerbated by a primary care shortage and incoming $1 trillion in cuts nationally to Medicaid.

🔒Taxes in Worcester: Businesses are the top tax contributors to the City, but exemptions and the dual rates are leading to calls for reform

In a city with high-profile industries like higher education and health care, the biggest businesses tend to be tax-exempt.

🔒Fitchburg State to launch women’s varsity ice hockey team

For the first time, women will skate onto Fitchburg State University’s ice hockey rink as varsity players...

🔒SideChannel appoints first chief marketing officer

Cybersecurity tech firm SideChannel has welcomed a new member to its C-suite as the Worcester-based firm has named Jamie Wolf its inaugural chief marketing officer.
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🔒Acton apartment complex featuring 68 units sold for $17.5M

A joint venture between two Boston-area real estate firms purchased a 68-unit Acton apartment complex for $17.5 million. 

🔒Rucker Investments makes first investment in film industry with hockey drama on mental health

“This is our first time entering the film space, but the message resonated deeply with our team,” Jennifer Barys, CFO at Rucker Investments, said.
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