Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | December 6, 2021 | Worcester Business Journal 5 B R I E FS $28M Stow private school moving to Bose property e Town of Stow voted to rezone its former Bose Corp. campus in favor of a for-profit boarding school to be located on the nearly 82-acre site. Bose Corp., an audio equipment manufacturer, announced in early 2021 it would vacate its Stow campus and move nearly 1,500 employees to its headquarters in Framingham. In September, Bose entered a purchase- and-sale agreement with e Masters Academy, a for-profit school for grades 6-12 with a focus on sports. According to the school's proposal, the development of the site will include a $28-million investment, with the construction of an ice rink, several units of workforce housing, and outdoor athletics fields. Leominster water testing lab loses license Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories, Inc., a Leominster water testing laboratory, had its license revoked by the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection. e decertification occurred aer the lab "repeatedly failed to properly analyze private drinking water samples and report the test results in accordance with its certification and state regulations," per the MassDEP announcement. ETR Laboratories released a five-page statement on MassDEP's decision, stating there were "numerous inconsistencies and contradictions." e statement stressed that ETR recently received re-accreditation from the International Organization for Standardization, a water treatment certification for global companies. Seven Hills chooses YOU, Inc. director to lead new behavioral health branch Seven Hills Foundation named Anne Fine as vice president and leader of its new behavioral health wing. Last year, Seven Hills combined two behavioral health agencies, YOU, Inc. and Children's Friend, to pool the two groups' resources, to create Seven Hills Behavioral Health. Fine has been closely involved with the creation of this new Seven Hills branch worked at YOU, Inc. for 17 years. Have you seen Altus Dental lately? Introducing The company that's been delivering great dental plans for the last twenty years now offers total vision coverage, in partnership with VSP ® , a national leader in vision benefits. With Altus Vision, you get: Comprehensive plans | Easy access | Great rates And you thought we only did great dental plans. Altus Vision™ is underwritten by Altus Dental Insurance Company. Claims processing, claims service, and provider network administration for Altus Vision™ are provided under contract by Vision Service Plan Insurance Company ("VSP"). See for yourself at vision.altusdental.com W T H E T I C K E R $100M Amount paid by Boston-based Berkshire Residential Investments for Ellington Metro West, a luxury apartment complex in Westborough, in a sale closed Nov. 22 Source: Worcester South Registry of Deeds 2 Source: Bull Spit Brewing Co. Bull Spit Brewing Co. locations, after the Lancaster company expands to Maynard in early 2022 The unemployment rate in Massachusetts in October, the third consecutive month during which the figure increased 5.3% Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Increase in space Electric Hydrogen Co., a renewable energy firm with offices in Natick and California, following the signing of a lease for a 20,400-square-foot property in Natick 3x Source: Lincoln Property Co.

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