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wbjournal.com | August 17, 2020 | Worcester Business Journal 5 B R I E FS Quarter of Hopedale mill to be demolished Plans are still in place to revitalize Hopedale's roughly 1-million-square- foot Draper mill. But first, about a quarter of it needs to be demolished. Hopedale Properties, the complex's owner, said it has identified a 250,000-square-foot portion of the mill with significant structural and environmental concerns to redevelopment. e work is expected to be done within six months, according to Hopedale Properties, whose principal, Philip Shwachman, is working with the Worcester Business Development Corp. to redevelop the site. JPMorgan adding Worcester focus e investment banking giant JPMorgan Chase has opened New England offices in the past five years in Hartford, Providence, Manchester, N.H., and Portland, Maine. It doesn't have a physical Worcester office yet, but the firm has a local team working from home and focused on the region. e firm has been covering commercial banking in Worcester from its Boston office but is now looking to serve the area more directly, said Deborah Barry, JPMorgan's Mass. market executive. Leominster's Rye & Thyme to close, be replaced by Fix Rye & yme, an upscale comfort food restaurant in Leominster's downtown, will not reopen following a closure began in March due to the coronavirus, Niche Hospitality Group of Worcester announced. Instead, it will be replaced by the third location of e Fix Burger Bar, adding to Marlborough and Worcester. Congratulations Johan! Thank you for your leadership in developing the Workers Way TM to help our members improve their financial well-being. Schedule your appointment with Johan and his team at wcu.com/appointment. The Draper mill in Hopedale 69 Grove St. • Worcester, MA 01605 P: (800) 482-2565 • F: (508) 791-5296 www.veteransinc.org We salute the entire We salute the entire group of 40 Under Forty group of 40 Under Forty recipients! recipients! The Board, Staff and Veterans of Veterans Inc. congratulate Katherine E. Person on being selected to the WBJ's 40 Under Forty Class of 2020. S E R V I N G O U R V E T E R A N S A N D T H E I R F A M I L I E S V E T E R A N S I N C . E S T A B L I S H E D 1 9 9 0 Employers have a say in travel F L AS H P O L L Should employers be able to restrict employees from traveling to coronavirus hotspots? COMMENTS: As Gov. Charlie Baker increases restrictions related to coronavirus, including on travelers who come from states with higher case rates, some employers are moving in a similar direction. UMass Memorial Health Care, the largest employer in Central Mass., is among them, requiring caregivers who travel outside of New England to either quarantine upon return or else provide a negative coronavirus test. "Companies should not restrict. However, a little common sense from the employees goes a long way." "Employers should be able to require a returning employee to either quarantine or provide a negative test, but if the employee wants to take vacation (or whatever) time to travel to a hotspot, they should have the freedom to do so, as long as they know the requirements to return to their position." "Meeting the state law is enough. Work does not need any additional rules, dates or retesting, if you meet the law." Yes. 62% No. 38% Continued on Page 6