Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | September 27, 2021 | Worcester Business Journal 5 B R I E FS QCC, MWCC to require COVID vaccine by January Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner and Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester will require students, faculty, and staff to have been vaccinated against COVID-19, starting in January. QCC and MWCC join the state's 15 other community colleges in requiring the vaccine. e schools said they will thost vaccine clinics and plan to ensure vaccination status is not a barrier to students by offering virtual learning programs. Morgan Stanley buys Nypro warehouse in Devens for $85M A 402,249-square-foot warehouse on Barnum Road in Devens, which houses several manufacturing companies, was sold for $85 million to multinational investment bank Morgan Stanley. It was sold by Maryland-based Artemis Real Estate Partners, which have owned the roughly 21-acre property since 2015. Florida manufacturer Jabil, Inc., formerly known as Nypro, has set up shop in the warehouse, according to its website. Hopedale chocolate store sold to Uxbridge marijuana duo e former home of Hopedale's Green Mountain Chocolate Co., which closed in June, was sold for $1.7 million to cannabis entrepreneurs Timothy Phillips and Kevin MacConnell. In a sale closed Aug. 19, the 16,735-square-foot property was sold by Lisa and Bill Campbell, who announced their retirement and the closure of the 20-year-old chocolate shop in June. e couple sold to TPKM, LLC, which is registered to Phillips and MacConnell, owners of Uxbridge cannabis microbusiness Yamna. Mass. unemployment rises for the first time in pandemic Massachusetts' unemployment rate increased to 5% in August, a 0.1 percentage point jump marking the first uptick in state unemployment since the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic began to be felt in the state, according to the Sept. 17 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nichols to use $20M state bond to build 75-bed dorm Nichols College in Dudley will use a $20-million tax-exempt bond from state agency MassDevelopment to build a new four-story, 19,000-square-foot residence hall with 75 beds, along with other projects including renovating the library and campus dining, replacing the roof of the athletic center and library, buying grounds and snow-removal equipment, a tractor and vehicles. 05.11.22 10.14.21 (UN)GALA FOR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH Now in Two Parts! Virtual on Youtube Live & Online auction Celebrating youth voice 6:00-6:45pm Dinner at the AC Marriott Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month Youth need us for their todays... AND their tomorrows. Please join us & our sponsors to thank our Founding Board Chair, Ed Manzi, for his 17 years of service! R a d i a n t L u m i n o u s B r i l l i a n t QCC President Luis Pedraja W

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