Worcester Business Journal

6 Worcester Business Journal | April 18, 2022 | wbjournal.com ALWAYS STAND FOR THOSE IN NEED, BUT NEVER, EVER STAND STILL. What does it mean to be relentless? To redefine what is possible by constantly pushing for answers? To seek cures where there have been none before? Today, to someone in need, it's going to mean everything. Welcome to relentless. ummhealth.org 855-UMASS-MD THE RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF HEALING B R I E FS projects including a hotel, office park, church, or educational use, according to online real estate listing service LoopNet. It is located around several manufacturing companies, and across from a small and now closed car dealership branded J.D. Byrider. e property was sold by Route 146 Associates, LLC, which is registered to three individuals from Charlton and Weston. e sellers had owned the property since 2004, when they acquired it for $600,000. e property is assessed by the Town of Sutton at $593,000. GFI Partners, which bought the property, has a number of development projects throughout New England, many of which are in Central Massachusetts. e firm is currently redeveloping a 185-acre property in Shrewsbury formerly used by Worcester Sand & Stone, and it redeveloped a former steel manufacturing facility at 150 Blackstone River Road in Worcester into the headquarters of Imperial Distributors. GFI could not be reached for immediate comment about the recent Sutton sale. City of Worcester aims to buy Denholm building for $6.8M Aer months of executive sessions among city officials about the future of Worcester's Denholm building on Main Street, City Manager Edward Augustus is requesting a $6.8-million loan so the government can acquire the property. e Worcester Redevelopment Authority, the organization responsible for urban renewal planning and property acquisitions and demolitions, would become the owner if the loan is approved by City Council. WRA had its first executive session to discuss acquiring the Denholm building in August. e Denholm building spans 200,000 square feet from 484-500 Main Street and is divided into condominium units, most of which have been used by nonprofits like United Way of Central Massachusetts, African Community Education, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Massachusetts, and the Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts. Tenants have been transitioning out of the Denholm building for months. Mass Brigham withdraws Westborough plans Mass General Brigham officials said April 1 the hospital system has withdrawn its controversial proposal to build outpatient care centers in Woburn and Westborough and to expand an existing facility in Westwood aer learning Department of Public Health staff would not recommend approval of the projects. e DPH did, however, recommend that the Public Health Council, with conditions, partially approve a project at the main campus of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and approve a project at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital. "We look forward to engaging with the Public Health Council and hope to receive their final approval of our plans to increase access to our world- renowned Boston teaching hospitals for patients who need the high-quality care they provide," MGB President and CEO Dr. Anne Klibanski said in a statement. Top officials from Mass. General and Faulkner hospitals said the expansions would ease capacity challenges in the system and better serve patients. e trio of suburban ambulatory care centers, which MGB had described as a way to allow its existing patients in those areas to receive services closer to home and at a lower cost, were opposed by organizations banded together as the Coalition to Protect Community Care, including UMass Memorial Health, Wellforce, the Massachusetts Nurses Association, Health Care for All, and chambers of commerce representing Worcester, Marlborough, Stoneham, Medford and Melrose. "We are pleased to hear that Mass General Brigham's proposal to build ambulatory centers in Westwood, Westborough and Woburn will not move forward," a coalition spokesperson said Friday evening. "We applaud the Baker- Polito Administration, the Department of Public Health, the Office of the Attorney General, the Health Policy Commission, and strong legislative support across both branches for their diligence and commitment to containing healthcare costs, protecting high-value community healthcare providers, and improving health equity as this proposal was undergoing review." Continued from previous page A rendering of Mass Brigham's proposed Westborough facility

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