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6 Worcester Business Journal | February 18, 2019 | wbjournal.com 504,000 Massachusetts workers * go home to an invisible second shift as a caregiver. Do you know what issues they face? Find out at fallonhealth.org/caregiver-blog * Valuing the Invaluable 2015 Update: Undeniable Progress, but Big Gaps Remain. Rep. AARP Public Policy Institute, 16 July 2015. Web. 12 June 2018. 19-730-014 Rev. 00 02/19 T H E T I C K E R $10,000 Loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. to new Leominster art studio Artist in Hue Source: North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. Growth of Worcester-area economy in 2018, the highest since the mid-1990s 3.2% Source: Worcester Economic Index report from Assumption College economics professor Thomas White 57.7 Source: Associated Industries of Massachusetts The Associated Industries of Massachusetts Business Confidence Index, which is its lowest level since October 2016 Square footage of a proposed cannabis cultivation facility in Hopedale from MACA Industries, LLC 15,000 Source: MACA Industries, Town of Hopedale B R I E FS Continued from Page 5 Acton pot dispensary ordered shut down Acton medical marijuana dispensary Wellspring has been ordered by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Com- mission to shut down. Per the CCC, officials performed an unannounced inspection during which officers identified violations of the medical marijuana regulations that were determined to pose an immediate or serious threat to the public health, safety and welfare. Violations include security issues, sanitation, waste disposal and product labeling. Buyer sought for former Grafton State Hospital Graon is moving forward with a proposal to sell 8.8 acres of the former Graon State Hospital land in con- junction with the state. e town will purchase the land and three historic buildings for $1. Graon will allow multi-family market-rate and affordable housing on at least a portion of the property. Landlord eyes brewery for old Citizen Wine Bar space e owner of the One Exchange Place building, formerly the home to three Niche Hospitality Group restaurants, is now looking for one operator to fill all three vacant spaces. Hugh McLaughlin, a principal at BradyMac Capital Advisory in Hing- ham, said a preferred tenant would be a microbrewery or another restau- rant-type use to fill the space le by the closing Citizen Wine Bar, the People's Kitchen and Still & Stir in December. e space is several months away from reopening, as McLaughlin is planning upgrades to the building and courtyard. The former location of the Citizen Wine Bar