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Kopin plans $80M Westborough expansion, up to 80 jobs with state backing

Westborough-based Kopin Corp. will open a new headquarters at 75 North Drive and invest about $80 million to expand its MicroLED manufacturing in town, the company announced Monday, Nov. 9. The project could add up to 80 jobs over five years in engineering, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor processing and other business...

Westborough, MA · 3h
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Craveworthy Brands adds Papa Gino’s to its roster

Chicago-based Craveworthy Brands, a portfolio company founded by Gregg Majewski in 2022, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire New England Authentic Eats LLC, the Massachusetts-based parent company of Papa Gino’s Pizzeria, marking its largest acquisition to date. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close by Dec. 31, were not disclosed.

Massachusetts · 4h
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Boston 25 News WFXT

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Paying too much for car insurance? 5 ways to lower your bill

Massachusetts · 8h

Willow and Hearth

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Seniors Trying To Downsize In Central Massachusetts Are Fighting Younger Buyers For Scarce Starter Homes While 10,000 Elderly Applicants Wait Years For Housing

Plenty of older homeowners dream of trading a big house for something smaller, simpler and easier on the budget. In Central Massachusetts, though, they are running into a problem: so […]

Worcester, MA · 9h

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Massachusetts retiree says soaring electric bills leave her struggling to get by

For Lorna McCafferty, keeping her small home in Douglas, Massachusetts, warm has become a major financial challenge. McCafferty is retired and lives with her husband in a trailer they rent on her brother’s property. She said the arrangement helps keep their housing costs manageable at a time when nearly every other expense seems to be going up.

Douglas, MA · 1h

The Cool Down

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Seniors hoping to downsize face new crisis as younger buyers compete for the same homes

The authority's federal public housing list is no longer open to new applicants.

Worcester, MA · 3d

theworcesterguardian.org

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Worcester nonprofit awarded $87,816 to help small businesses grow

A Worcester nonprofit that serves immigrant and refugee communities is receiving nearly $88,000 in state funding to help expand support for small businesses, part of a $4.6 million investment in entrepreneurship and economic development across Massachusetts. The Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts (SEACMA) was awarded $87,816 through MassDevelopment’s Small...

Worcester, MA · 3d

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Northborough FedEx Freight Hub Sells for $36M in Off-Market Deal

A FedEx Freight terminal tucked into Northborough's industrial corridor traded hands for $36 million, with LaSalle Investment Management picking up the 54,504-square-foot property at 300 Bartlett St. in a deal that never hit the open market. The facility, built specifically for FedEx and expanded in recent years, includes a cross-dock freight terminal, a maintenance facility and supporting operational space that keeps trucks moving through the region.

Northborough, MA · 2d

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Winter gas rates for many in Mass. hold steady — a rare reprieve as other costs rise

On a gray November morning in Worcester, the gas bill that lands in a mailbox can feel like a verdict. Heat is not a luxury in New England. It is the difference between a livable kitchen and a room a family abandons after dinner. This year, for many households, that verdict is unusually calm. Massachusetts gas rates for the winter period are holding steady for a large share of customers, a pause that arrives while groceries, insurance, and rent keep climbing. Regulators approved supply prices that do not jump the way they did in the hardest winters of the early 2020s. The relief is real. It is also narrow, and it does not rewrite the longer story of what it costs to stay warm north of Hartford and south of the Canadian border.

Massachusetts · 1d

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Despite headwinds, Vineyard Wind, Revolution Wind come fully online

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Two of the country’s first large-scale offshore wind farms are now fully operational, the developers announced this week, promising to power a combined 750,000 homes in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Vineyard Wind became fully operational on Oct. 29, spokesperson Craig Gilvarg confirmed...

Massachusetts · 3d

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Medtronic Sued Over Alleged Monopoly in Surgical Stapler Market

Medtronic is facing a federal antitrust lawsuit from rival medical device manufacturer Lexington Medical Inc., which alleges the company has used restrictive contracts, bundled pricing and barriers to competing product trials to maintain its dominance in the U.S. surgical stapler market. The lawsuit, filed Nov. 5 in federal court in...

Massachusetts · 1d

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $5.95 Million Sale of Five-Property Dental Office Portfolio in Western Massachusetts

Portfolio spanning five Pioneer Valley communities includes four dental office condominiums and a freestanding building occupied by practices affiliated with Dental Care Alliance. WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS— Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.95 million sale of a five-property dental office portfolio spanning the Pioneer Valley region of Western Massachusetts. The transaction...

Greenfield, MA · 7h

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Voters approve housing bond measures but reject easing lot-size and environmental rules

Voters in California, Hawaii and Rhode Island gave the go-ahead last week for bond measures aimed at boosting the housing supply and homeownership. But a California measure to cut back on the state's decades-old environmental law to spur housing development and a Massachusetts proposal to loosen minimum lot-size rules both failed.

California · 3h

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Typical HEI Providers Not Impacted by New SAM Regs in MA

Massachusetts has implemented new regulations governing junior-lien shared-appreciation mortgages, requiring expanded disclosures, servicing standards and reporting from qualifying nonprofit originators. The rules don’t directly extend to traditional home-equity investment agreements, though consumer advocates are calling for broader mortgage regulations covering HEI providers. New Shared Appreciation Rules. Regulations under 940...

Massachusetts · 4h

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Goldman Sachs Foundation 10,000 Small Businesses Program

You built your business. We’ll help you grow it!. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is a no-cost, multi-week business education program that provides small business owners with the tools to grow their businesses. Since 2019 the Goldman Sachs program has helped established businesses leverage their past success and scale...

Manchester, NH · 19h

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Moving to South Worcester: What to Expect in a Mixed-Use Neighborhood Near Holy Cross and Main South

South Worcester does not always make the shortlist when people first look at Worcester neighborhoods, and that is part of its appeal. It is a mixed-use, working neighborhood just south of downtown, close to the College of the Holy Cross and right next to Main South. This guide covers how South Worcester developed, what it is like to live there today, and what to plan for if you are moving in.

Worcester, MA · 3h

Main Street Dollars

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North Easton Savings Bank customers in South Easton, Massachusetts, lose their branch and drive-up teller on Nov. 20 and can use branch services at the Depot Street office

North Easton Savings Bank will close its branch and drive-up teller lanes at 20 Eastman Street in South Easton, Massachusetts, on Friday, Nov. 20. The bank says customers can use branch-level services at its office at 679 Depot Street in North Easton. The closing also ends the bank’s main office at that address; the main […]

Easton, MA · 1d

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This Boston liquor store closed after 70 years — now an Asian retailer is moving in

A new face might be moving into a familiar space in Allston. TESO Life, the popular Asian department store, is planning to take over the former Blanchards space at 103 Harvard Ave. A listing on TESO's website indicates the new Allston store is "coming soon." It would join the retailer's...

Boston, MA · 3d

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Dunkin Faces An AI Challenge As Big Y Emerges As A Top Massachusetts Brand

New research on brand sentiment across the country puts BIG Y World Class Markets near the top here in Massachusetts, just after Dunkin. That tracks for this Big Y shopper.

Massachusetts · 3d

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Developer proposes turning three attached South End buildings into housing

A proponent is proposing the redevelopment of three attached, underutilized commercial buildings on Wareham Street in the South End into a single six-story, approximately 38-unit, multi-family residential building. Stack+Co, a Boston-based integrated architectural and development firm, filed a Small Project Review Application (SPRA) with the city’s Planning Department on Oct....

Boston, MA · 3d