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6 Worcester Business Journal | March 29, 2021 | wbjournal.com B R I E FS Worcester chamber courting JetBlue startup Timothy Murray, Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, cast the Worcester area as a hub for life science, information technology, health care, insurance, advanced man- ufacturing and education in a letter to JetBlue Founder David Neeleman, asking him to consider bringing his forthcoming Breeze Airways to Central Mass. Breeze Airways, which has yet to officially start running flights, has angled itself as an airline interested in serving customers in less busy markets. e Worcester Regional Airport has been without commercial airline service since October, aer JetBlue, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines halted ser- vice in light of the coronavirus pandemic. It has been unclear if and when com- mercial flights might eventually resume at the airport, and equally unclear what company might set up shop. Murray invited Neeleman and his team to visit Worcester and "learn how our growing population and economic momentum can dovetail with Breeze Airways planned launch." Boston Scientific to pay $189M over deceptive marketing claims Boston Scientific, a medical device manufacturer based in Marlborough, will pay out $188.6 million across 47 states and Washington, D.C., including $2.8 million for Massachusetts, to resolve alle- gations it deceptively marketed transvagi- nal surgical mesh to patients. According to the complaint, which was filed today in Suffolk Superior Court, Boston Scientific did not disclose the full range of potential side effects from using the mesh, including chronic pain, voiding dysfunction, and new onset of inconti- Continued from Page 5 Boston Scientific's headquarters in Marlborough Stop by our new Shrewsbury branch at Lakeway Commons 193 Boston Tpke Earn $300 1 when you open a new Free Business Checking or Complete Business Checking account by May 28, 2021 Earn $250 2 when you open a new personal checking account by May 28, 2021 Take advantage of one of our GRAND OPENING OFFERS To learn more, visit one of our branches or give us a call at 508.719.8857. 1. Limited to one bonus maximum amount of $300.00 per common ownership or customer. Businesses which currently own or have had a Rockland Trust Business Checking account within the 90 days prior to the account open date are not eligible. Rockland Trust employees are also not eligible. 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