Worcester Business Journal

6 Worcester Business Journal | August 7, 2017 | wbjournal.com B R I E F S Union files complaint against 145 Front St. The Worcester carpenters union said it has filed a National Labor Relations Board complaint against a subcontractor on the downtown apartment project 145 Front St. after a carpenter working was allegedly fired for trying to improve con- ditions for employees at the project. The complaint alleges the former employee of New Jersey contractor P&B Partitions had spoken with union orga- nizers about safety and wage violations, which lead to his firing, said the New England Regional Council of Carpenters chapter for the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Ilene Jabolonski, senior vice president of marketing for 145 Front St. developer Roseland Residential Trust, said the company expects its contractors to pay employees fairly. The project will include 365 apartments and retail space when it opens this year. T H E T I C K E R 5.4% Vacancy rate for manufacturing space in the I-495 West corridor Source: NAI Hunneman $700 million Source: New York Post Jobs added in the Worcester metropolitan area from May to June, bringing the total available in the region to 289,200. 1,000 Length of liquor license suspension Total Wine & More had overturned by a judge, over a pricing dispute. 11 days Source: Suffolk Superior Court Fidelity Banks buys ice rink naming rights The ice rink and recreational center under construction in Worcester's Canal District will be named for Leominster- based Fidelity Bank. The $18-million facility will be named the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center under a 10-year naming rights deal announced by the bank and the Worcester Railers HC. The Railers will use the facility as its practice rink, and Worcester State University, Becker College, Worcester Academy, the Junior Railers and Junior Crusaders youth hockey programs will play there. POW! WOW! Worcester to add 29 more murals A second POW! WOW! Worcester art festival starting at the end of the month will add at least 29 more murals throughout the city. Among them will be the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center under construction in the Canal District. Elm Park Community School will have 14 walls transformed into murals, along with Worcester Arts Magnet, Rice Square and Canterbury Street Magnet Computer-Based schools. Flying Rhino, law firm get $525K in SBA loans Shrewsbury Street restaurant Flying Rhino Cafe & Watering Hole and law firm Skylark Law & Mediation in Worcester both received loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Flying Rhino owners Paul and Melina Barber are using their loan of $343,954 to buy the restaurant's building at 278 Shrewsbury St., while Skylark owner Justin Kelsey will use his loan of $181,500 to expand with more space to lease to other small businesses. The bid Office Depot made to buy the retail locations of Framingham-headquartered office supplier Staples. Continued from previous page It's not hard to reach Us Figure 1 - Tin Can Telephone Equal Housing Lender I Member FDIC | Member DIF At Main Street Bank, we still believe in the power of the spoken word. That's why we offer all our customers a direct line to our employees. No confusing phone trees, just an actual phone number for an actual human being. It's not the usual way of doing things, but that's just fine by us. Let's talk soon — 508-481-8300. North of Ordinary BankMainStreet.com | 508-481-8300 Back wages and damages Golden Pizza, a chain with loca- tions in Worcester, Shrewsbury and Auburn, will pay to 73 employees over alleged wage violations. $584K Source: U.S. Department of Labor 256% Source: Massachusetts Health Policy Commission The rise in heroin-related hospital visits in Massachusetts from 2011 to 2015 The carpenter's union alleges a contractor on the 145 Front St. development fired an employee after he raised safety concerns. Source: Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

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