Worcester Business Journal

6 Worcester Business Journal | September 30, 2019 | wbjournal.com Dartmouth College's land on Route 20 in Auburn is going up for auction. T H E T I C K E R $105,000 State grants given to workforce development offices in Worcester and Marlborough to help with youth career advancement. Source: Gov. Charlie Baker Administration The sale price of BJ's Wholesale Club's Westborough headquarters to a New York property investment firm $33 million Source: Worcester District Registry of Deeds 2.9% Source: Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Massachusetts unemployment rate in August, the same rate as July Layoffs at an Amazon delivery service contractor, impacting workers in Milford, Chelsea and Dedham 201 Source: MassHire Department of Career Services Baker bans vaping product sales Gov. Charlie Baker on Sept. 24 or- dered a four-month ban on all in-store and online sales of vaping products in Massachusetts, citing a need to learn more about health risks associated with e-cigarettes in the midst of a multi- state outbreak of lung illnesses. e ban, which is the first of its kind in the country, applies immediately to all flavored and unflavored vaping products and devices, including tobac- co and both medical and non-medical marijuana. Since Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel on Sept. 11 mandated that any unexplained vaping-associated pulmonary disease be immediately re- ported, 61 cases have been reported to the Department of Public Health. e department, in turn, has reported three confirmed cases and two probable cas- es to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Baker said. "Personally, I'm afraid that this may just be the tip of the iceberg," Bharel said at a meeting of the state's Public Health Council. Major Route 20 site can be had — for any price A 56-acre property that's sat unuti- lized on Route 20 in Auburn despite high visibility from the Massachusetts Turnpike is now headed to auction. It can be bought for any price. e site at 190 Washington St. is owned by Dartmouth College but has been on the market for years. e New Hampshire school's trustees bought the site in 1984 for $100 but is now un- loading the property as part of changes to its real estate portfolio. Te site was last assessed by Au- burn at $1.1 million. J Continued from Page 5 B R I E FS Sunday, October 20 OR Sunday, November 3 WorcesterAcademy.org/OpenHouse Nat King Cole "You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss. " Standard Time weekdays 3:00 to 6:00 pm. The Great American Songbook and jazz standards. And great radio is still great radio. Herman Hupfield Nat King Cole "You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss. " Standard Time weekdays 3:00 to 6:00 pm. The Great American Songbook and jazz standards. And great radio is still great radio. Herman Hupfield

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