Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | March 18, 2019 | Worcester Business Journal 7 978.757.3003 • www.devenscommoncenter.com Your destination for corporate meetings! A convenient location in Middlesex County and easily accessed from all major routes, Devens Common Center offers an ideal location for corporate meetings of all sizes and styles, along with two onsite hotels offering 250 overnight room accommodations. Contact us to find out how we can help make your event the very best it can be! R E A L D E A L Real Deal highlights a recent commercial property transaction in Central Massachusetts. Commercial real estate firms wanting to submit information on recent transactions can send it to editorial@wbjournal.com. ADDRESS: 131 Westborough Road, Grafton SALE PRICE: $1.05 million SELLER: Bachand Family Realty LLC BUYER: Pont House Properties LLC The 6,400-square-foot, multi-family building on 1.1 acres includes eight units. The property was purchased as an investment. Source: Greater Boston Commercial Properties — Compiled by Zachary Comeau, WBJ staff writer Greek restaurant to open March 24 in space seized by feds over drug money e neighbor of a Worcester restau- rant twice shut down because of a drug money laundering scheme is less than a week away from moving its authentic Greek concept into the next-door space. Meze Greek Tapas, formerly at 156 Shrewsbury St., is nearly finished re- modeling the 166 Shrewsbury St. place formerly home to e Usual and e Chameleon. e old Meze restaurant closed at the end of December as the family-owned business remodeled the building purchased for $525,000 from the federal government in September. e property was seized from former owners Kevin Perry and his wife Stacey Gala aer two of their concepts were shut down in 2016 and 2017 for lauding the proceeds of Perry's opioid sales. Acton pot retailer reopens after forced shutdown Acton medical marijuana dispensary Mass Wellspring reopened in March aer being ordered by the state to close for violating regulations around security, sanitation, and disposal of marijuana. e dispensary closed Feb. 8 aer the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Com- mission ordered the company to cease and desist all operations at the facility. In an Instagram post, the company said the dispensary was open today for normal hours. Mass Wellspring agreed to accept responsibility for the violations and submit any improperly-stored mari- juana products for retesting. Recovery Centers hires new chief medical officer A 19-year veteran of substance abuse treatment is joining Recovery Centers of America as the chief medical officer at its Westminster and Danvers facilities. Heidi Ginter has worked in the addic- tion treatment field since 2000 and is a prominent voice in medication-assisted treatment, having lectured extensively on opioid dependency and how other medicines can help fight the disease, RCA said in an announcement. Ginter will oversee all medical treatment at RCA's alcohol and drug addiction facilities in Massachusetts. Rocco's Doughnut to open Westborough site Central Mass. doughnut shop Rocco's Doughnut Co. is opening a second loca- tion in Westborough on March 21. e company announced plans for its second shop at 3 Colonial Drive in September. e site is directly behind a Dunkin' Donuts, and a Gourmet Donuts shop is nearby on East Main Street. e 1,500-square-foot store will occupy a space formerly home to Regatta Deli. Garden Remedies plan marijuana opening Garden Remedies, a Fitchburg marijuana grower selling under the state's medicinal marijuana law, is now readying to open its doors to any adults looking to get high. e firm is working toward opening a recreational cannabis shop in Marlborough this spring. e 3,100-square-foot Marlborough shop will open in a shopping plaza at 416 Boston Post Road. The front entrance area of the new Meze at 166 Shrewsbury Street in Worcester W

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