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Friday, August 24, 2018

Fitchburg leads Worcester County in recreational marijuana applications

Worcester County has been the most active Massachusetts county for the recreational marijuana industry with 34 total applications submitted to the state Cannabis Control Commission.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has decided the inpatient pediatric unit at Leominster's UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital is an essential service

One of the largest roadblocks to launching the retail market for legal marijuana in Massachusetts was eliminated Thursday as the Cannabis Control Commission approved provisional licenses for two testing laboratories.

Staples making play for Illinois distributor

Staples has made a move to buy out an Illinois wholesale supplier of office furniture and other goods, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

CCC hung up over authority on host community agreements

The Cannabis Control Commission is weighing whether it will return to the Legislature to ask lawmakers who rewrote the 2016 law legalizing marijuana to clarify requirements related to the agreements marijuana businesses are required to enter into with their host municipalities.

101: Managerial missteps

Here are three things to keep in mind as a manager, to ensure you are doing the best you can for yourself and your team.

Temazcal Tequila Cantina, a Boston Mexican restaurant chain, is adding its first MetroWest location in Framingham.

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Regional Roundup

Site cleanup could delay ballpark development (Telegram & Gazette)

Emmanuel Catholic to launch Worcester station (MassLive)

Wayland proposes pot shop locations (MetroWest Daily News)

Milford downtown plans progress (Milford Daily News)

Week in review

Worcester and PawSox sign letter of intent to build $90M stadium

Worcester is proposing a ballpark in the Canal District for $86 million to $90 million to attract the Pawtucket Red Sox to the city. The AAA minor league baseball team and the city have signed a letter of intent to build a 10,000-seat park to open by 2021, officials from the team and the city announced at a press conference in City Hall. The deal still requires approval from the city and other entities like minor league baseball's International League.

Boston women's hockey team relocates to Worcester

The Canadian Women's Hockey League announced Monday the Boston Blades hockey team is moving to Worcester. The team will begin play at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center for the upcoming season after previously playing at Winthrop's Lawrence Larsen Rink.

Worcester airport to land new service

A new service is being added to Worcester Regional Airport, state and local officials confirmed Thursday. Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis, who sits on the MassPort board, told WBJ a new airline would be flying out of Worcester.