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6 Worcester Business Journal | August 17, 2020 | wbjournal.com C gratulati s Alex Guardiola Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy HARDWORKING • DEDICATED TEAM PLAYER • JACK OF ALL TRADES A x 40 Under Forty T H E T I C K E R $2 million Federal aid Central Mass. housing authorities received to help low- income residents stay in their homes in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Amount of tax revenue Mass. has taken in from the adult-use cannabis industry, since it launched in November 2018. $150 million 30% Source: U.S. Census Bureau The unemployment rate in some of Worcester and Fitchburg's poorest neighborhoods Square footage Framingham developer Calare Properties' plans for an Acton industrial space redevelopment at 50 Nagog Park 120,000 Source: Calare Properties Source: Cannabis Dispensary Association and Cannabis Control Commission B R I E FS State moves to shut down Worcester nursing home Masschusetts health officials are moving toward a potential closure of a Worcester nursing home that allegedly failed to meet requirements of care during the coronavirus pandemic and has a record of poor performance. e center, Hermitage Healthcare, is one of three statewide receiving such a termination notice from MassHealth. Grafton board approves 105-unit development Milford developer D&F Afonso Builders has been given the go-ahead from the Graon Planning Board to pursue plans to develop a 15-acre parcel along Westboro Road and Institute Road in North Graon. e plans for the development from D&F call for 105 housing units spread over five buildings. Two of the buildings will have first floor office and retail spaces, totalling 14,000 square feet. Two floors of one and two-bedroom apartments will be installed above. Revolutionary Clinics hit with $120K fine e Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission slapped a $120,000 fine on a cultivator and manufacturer that sold vaporizer cartridges exceeding state limits for ethanol to marijuana dispensaries in late 2018 and early 2019. e commission unanimously approved the fine and a four-month probation period for Revolutionary Clinics, which grows marijuana and manufactures marijuana products in Fitchburg. Kelleher expands east with two hires from JLL Worcester commercial real estate firm Kelleher & Sadowsky is continuing its eastern expansion with the hiring of two former employees of real estate firm JLL Boston. e two new advisors, Executive Vice President Philip DeSimone and Vice President Andrew Sherman, have been hired on by Kelleher & Sadowsky to serve as advisors. ey will focus mostly on the office, life science and distribution warehouse sectors where they will provide investor and landlord-related services. Continued from Page 5 W