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INSIDE FEATURES
ReWalk on the move?
ReWalk Robotics of Marlborough is commercializing
the exoskeleton for paraplegics, but is wide availability
on the horizon?
A downtown boost?
Community leaders expect MassBay's planned
downtown Framingham campus to be a boon for the
local economy, and for startups.
The ER, streamlined
As hospitals adjust to a new health insurance system,
all eyes are on efficiency in the emergency room,
prompting changes of all shapes and sizes.
Mixed-use yard stick?
Built in 2007, Baystate Commons in Westborough
may have been a little ahead of its time, but retail
leasing seems to be on the rise.
The new chamber CEO
What does it take to lead a chamber of commerce in
2015? Women running MetroWest-area chambers
appear to have what it takes.
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DEPARTMENTS
Note From the Editor ............................. 4
Roundup ............................................... 5
Everything you need to know about MetroWest business
Out & About .......................................... 8
Event calendar and photos
By the Numbers .................................... 9
Statistical snapshots of the region
The List ............................................... 10
Top hospitals by number of licensed beds
Real Angle .......................................... 11
Craig Johnson of R.W. Holmes Realty shares his expectations for
the office market in 2015, which he says will likely get a boost from
expansions by existing companies.
What It Takes ....................................... 22
Q&A with Bing Yeo, managing director of Doctors Express Urgent
Care of Marlborough and Natick.
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