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6 Worcester Business Journal | October 28, 2019 | wbjournal.com The Maine Red Claws currently play at the 3,000-seat Portland Exposition Building. T H E T I C K E R $299K Median sale price of a single-family home in Worcester County in September, a 4.2% increase over September 2018. Source: The Warren Group Massachusetts unemployment rate in September, which is the same low rate as the previous two months. 2.9% Source: Massachusetts Executive Office Of Labor & Workforce Development 1843 Source: Framingham State University The year Mary Elizabeth (Miles) Bibb graduated from Framingham State University as its first African American graduate. FSU's North Hall is being renamed in her honor. Sale price of the 18-unit apartment building at 24 Charlton St. in Worcester's Main South neighborhood, purchased by two finance executives from Burlington and Chelmsford $1.55M Source: Worcester County Register of Deeds Liberty Mutual executive to lead Framingham firm Framingham-based Insurance Recov- ery Group has named Hans Hagen as the company's president and CEO. e company specializes in recovery services for the workers' compensation and subrogation industries. Hagen has worked in the insurance industry for more than 30 years. He had an extensive career at Boston-baed Liberty Mutual, where he served in numerous roles including senior vice president of property, auto and liability. Diem Cannabis on track to open in Worcester Diem Cannabis plans to open its new retail location in Worcester by December and hire between 25 and 30 employees aer receiving a provisional license from the Cannabis Control Commission. With projected annual revenues of up to $10 million, Diem Cannabis says it could contribute $1.7 million a year to the Massachusetts state budget, and approxi- mately $300,000 to the City of Worcester. Celtics' Maine affiliate won't move to Worcester Worcester's hopes of possibly landing a second minor league affiliate of a Boston sports team won't become reality. e Boston Celtics on Oct. 16 an- nounced their purchase of the Maine Red Claws and said they will be keeping the team in Portland. e Worcester City Council voted in September to have City Manager Edward Augustus explore the potential of moving the affiliate to Worcester. e Celtics bought the Red Claws from its longtime Maine ownership team this summer, with a lease at the Portland Expo Arena through the end of the 2024 season. Continued from Page 5 B R I E FS M E M B E R F D I C | M E M B E R D I F 278 PARK AVE | 315 MAIN ST WORCESTER countrybank.com T H E Y M I G H T B E CHA S E Y O UR DREAM S . CLOSER THAN YOU THINK. For more than a century and a half, we've been celebrating life's ups and cushioning its downs alongside the generations of hard working folks we like to call neighbors. Together, we've built this place with a belief that banking isn't just about money, it's about relationships. It's where dreams come true. 201 Washington St., Auburn, MA 01501 508-832-5035 / www.aimtek.com iMTEK Quality and Service Congratulations to this year's Outstanding Women In Business! Special congratulations to our business leader Rita Kapur WOMEN I N B U S I N E S S O U T S T A N D I N G WBJ Worcester Business Journal WOMEN B U S I N E S S O U T S T A N D I N G WBJ n W O M E N B U S I N E S S O U T S T A N D I N G WBJ IN WOMEN I N B U S I N E S S O U T S T A N D I N G WBJ Worcester Business Journal Photo by Matt Wright 1 St. Mark St., Auburn, MA 01501 508-721-7679 / www.atechturbine.com