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6 Worcester Business Journal | September 4, 2017 | wbjournal.com B R I E F S Reliant, Fallon in, UMass out of ACOs Worcester healthcare firms Reliant Medical Group and Fallon Health are joining together in a planned new fea- ture of MassHealth to begin next March, while UMass Memorial Medical Center will not be one of the 17 such groups. Reliant and Fallon announced their plan to form a providers group known as an accountable care organization or ACO to be called Fallon 365 Care. Each ACO will be part of MassHealth, the state Medicaid program being reformed with the new organizations. Anyone eligible for MassHealth in the coverage area that includes much of Worcester and Middlesex counties who has a primary care provider with Reliant Medical Group or Southboro Medical Group, which is part of Reliant, will be enrolled in Fallon 365 Care. Reliant and Fallon said physicians, hospitals, insurers and other provid- ers will work together to improve health and contain costs. T H E T I C K E R 1.7B Smartphones expected to be shipped in 2021, according to research from Framingham firm International Data Corp. Source: IDC Worcester-area unemployment rate in July, up from 4.6 percent in June 4.7% Source: Massachusetts Office of Labor and Workforce Development Hopedale $300K purchase sets stage for retail plaza A developer has purchased another property in Hopedale to kickstart a commercial development. Virginio Sardinha purchased a single- family home at 138 Hopedale St. Tuesday adjacent to two combined vacant lots on Mendon Street that previ- ously single-family homes until Sardinha demolished them last year. Together with the Hopedale Street acquisition of $300,000, Sardinha has spent $855,000 on three properties. A realty group, SVN Parsons Commercial, is marketing the site as a 10,000-square-foot retail space with multiple tenants. $1.5 million Source: Nexamp Estimated energy savings to area businesses and communities from a new solar farm in Dudley Continued from previous page Sardinha's latest Hopedale purchase alleviates traffic concerns for his envisioned retail development. Staples' net income in the second quarter, after losing $107 million in 2Q 2016 $63 million Source: Staples Knowledge + Experience + Trusted Advice. It all adds up. Large enough to serve the needs of most businesses and individuals; small enough to offer the personal attention you expect and deserve. Greenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull & Bitsoli, PC Certified Public Accountants 306 Main Street, Suite 400 • Worcester, MA 01608 508.791.0901 • www.grkb.com CONGRATULATIONS! Kennedy CHC congratulates Dr. Julia Randall on her "Forty Under 40" recognition. You make us proud!