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Worcester’s Tallest Tower Sold

Oct 15, 2019 | Reprints

Worcester’s tallest building, the 24-story Worcester Plaza, has sold for $16.5 million, according to filings in the Worcester Registry of Deeds.

The Provident Bank’s $102M Stock Offering Begins Tomorrow

By James Sanna | Oct 15, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock Link

Amesbury-based The Provident Bank faces a big day Wednesday, when its long-planned effort to go fully public will culminate in a stock offering.

Fed Approves Rules Loosening Dodd-Frank Restrictions on Small Banks

By The Associated Press | Oct 15, 2019 | Reprints

The Federal Reserve is easing restrictions imposed on small banks following the 2008 financial crisis, giving a victory to the banking industry.

1.1M SF Development Eyed for Related Seaport Parcel

By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Oct 11, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock Link

The new owners of a 6.5-acre property along Boston’s Fort Point Channel plan to build 1.1 million square feet of housing and commercial space on one of the Seaport District’s prime development sites.

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Ex-Boston Private Exec Lands at Congress Wealth Management

Oct 15, 2019 | Reprints

Former president of Boston Private Wealth Scott Dell’Orfano has landed on his feet after departing the bank earlier this year.

Qatari Firm Makes Second Big Buy in Downtown Boston

Oct 15, 2019 | Reprints

A Qatari investment firm has completed the second of two purchases of downtown Boston office assets in recent days.

From Classrooms to Condos on Beacon Hill

By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Oct 15, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock Link

Developer Center Court Partners’ Archer Residences will bring 62 condos with 57 different floor plans to a pair of former Suffolk University buildings steps from the Massachusetts State House.

The Village Bank Opens Newton Centre Branch

Oct 15, 2019 | Reprints

The Village Bank held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of its new office in Newton Centre. Located at 720 Beacon St., the new branch marks the bank’s seventh location in the city of Newton.

Boston City Councilor: Heed Seaport Lessons at Suffolk Downs

By State House News Service | Oct 15, 2019 | Reprints

A Boston City Council member is warning that lessons from development in the city’s seaport area must be heeded as Suffolk Downs is redeveloped in East Boston, and calling for a major overhaul of the city’s planning and development agency.

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Worcester’s Tallest Tower Sold

The Provident Bank’s $102M Stock Offering Begins Tomorrow

Fed Approves Rules Loosening Dodd-Frank Restrictions on Small Banks

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