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wbjournal.com | November 27, 2023 | Worcester Business Journal 7 T H E T I C K E R 276 Upscale apartment units being built at Alta French Hill, a Marlborough apartment complex where construction began in November. The new apartment complex is being built by Wood Partners, a Georgia-based real estate firm. Source: Wood Partners 50 Stores added to the portfolio of Framingham retail parent company TJX Cos. in the third quarter, when company profits grew 13% Source: TJX Cos. 2.8% Unemployment rate in Massachusetts for October, up from September's 2.6% and lower than the 3.9% national rate. Source: Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development W 695 Main Street, Holden MA 01520 Phone: (508) 829-5566 holdenhearingaid.com/audiologist HAVE YOU EVER HAD A HEARING EVALUATION? Matthew Moreno, Au.D. Doctor of Audiology • Hearing Aids • Batteries & Accessories • Assisted Listening Devises • Amplified Phones • Hearing Evaluations • Wax Removal • Hearing Protection • Musician's Ear Plugs • Swim Plugs Many hearing issues go undetected and that can lead to hearing loss, tinnitus and balance disorders. We offer comprehensive hearing care services including complete hearing evaluations, hearing loss rehabilitation, education and counseling. HOLDEN HEARING AID CENTER WBJ Champions of Health Care Award Winner CONGRATULATIONS Oanh Nguyen FHCW.org 508.860.7700 Family Health Center of Worcester takes great pride in congratulating Oanh Nguyen, Director of WIC, on her well-deserved recognition with the WBJ Champions of Health Care Award. Consigli aer Waterstone and Heywood failed to pay for services rendered, and that Consigli terminated the contract with Waterstone and Heywood. S&F claim that they are still owed over $500,000 for the materials and work they provided as part of the project. S&F is seeking $529,797 plus interests, costs and attorney's fees. e company seeks to have the court authorize them to foreclose on the property in order to satisfy the amounts due to them. Massachusetts law allows for me- chanic's liens to be placed on buildings and structures by builders, contractors and subcontractors in order to secure payment for work performed on the property, according to the state's trial court law library website. Florida car mogul plans Westborough dealership A corporation owned by Terry Taylor, one of the nation's largest private owners of car dealerships, has purchased an of- fice building on Route 9 in Westborough with the intent of putting a Hyundai dealership at the location. TTHY Westborough purchased the 7.27-acre parcel, located at 180 Turnpike Road, for $6 million with the intent of demolishing the current office building at the location and constructing a deal- ership to include a showroom, a drive-in service shop, and a parking garage, according to a press release issued by Greater Boston Commercial Properties on Nov. 16. is purchase is in addition to TTHY's purchase of an adjacent parcel located at 182 Turnpike Road, which was sold earlier in November. Benjamin Gatti and Nishan Papazian of Greater Boston Commercial Prop- erties represented the seller in the sale of 180 Turnpike Road. e deal hasn't officially closed, according to filings with the Worcester Registry of Deeds, and the current owner is listed as 180 Turnpike Road LLC. B R I E F S Six North Central Mass. communities – Leominster, Fitchburg, Gardner, Westminster, Ashburnham, and Templeton – where the travel time to a birthing center increased from 5-10 minutes to 15+ minutes from 2011 to 2021 Source: Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services