IMAGE GALLERY: Signs of the Times

It is the most frequently emailed question sent to us by Westborough Patch readers: What is happening to businesses in town?

On June 16, posted this question and answer exchange on the town website.

"Question: What's happening to businesses in town? It seems like there are a lot of empty buildings?

Answer: The Town's Economic Development Committee has been very busy and was initiated right at the start of the recession. Westborough is actually doing excellent compared to very many other communities. In the past two years, Westborough has seen business expansions and many new businesses move into Town, with new job creation around 2,700 new jobs in two years! The following are some examples: BJ's National Headquarters (1200 jobs); Bank of New York/Mellon Bank (expanded from 1100 jobs to 1450 jobs); A123 Battery (250 jobs); eClinicalWorks (expanded from 400 to 650 jobs); Conservation Services (200 jobs) and several other businesses such as Ameridose, Corian, Rand Whitney, Coughlin Electric and Labcorp have added at least another 500 jobs. We have also seen several new restaurants open and there are 3 businesses that are moving into the Bay State Commons in the next few months and the Cloverleaf Chevrolet Dealership is about to be renovated and reopened as a new car dealership."

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