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Marlborough Hudson An edition of the Community Advocate
Vol. 50 | No. 44 | November 1, 2024
Cytiva seeks Candy and costumes galore at tax incentive for Hudson’s Trick or Treat expansion plans By Evan Walsh Reporter
By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – A proposed Tax Increment Financing Agreement (TIF) would help a technology company with its plans for expansion. Global Life Sciences USA LLC, operating as Cytiva, and Atlantic-Marlborough Realty IV LLC currently lease 234,591 square feet at 100 Results Way (200-230 Forest St.). They wish to lease an additional 50,000 square feet for lab and training space. Cytiva would move its operations and 23 employees from Locke Drive to Results Way. “Their expansion into the new space brings with it an approximate investment of $25 million from Cytiva as well as 131 jobs new to the site. The expansion is estimated to draw an additional 3,000-5,000 visitors,” said Mayor J. Christian Dumais in a letter to the City Council. Cytiva was formerly GE Healthcare and has been located in Marlborough for several years, according to the mayor. He said Cytiva’s work provides products that support bio-manufacturing companies located in Marlborough and across the world. “Recently, at their Marlborough location, they completed their Center for Excellence in Cell Culture Services which was a $20 million investment,” he said. “They have been active members of the Marlborough community along with having representation on the Marlborough Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors.” Cytiva | 4
HUDSON – Hundreds gathered along Hudson’s Main Street on Oct. 25 for trick-ortreating fun. Community members — dressed as vampires, princesses, video game characters, bananas, and just about everything in between — showed up in costume and walked along Main Street as local businesses and organizations distributed thousands of pieces of candy. Murf, the Hudson Police Department’s community support dog who was dressed as a shark, was on hand for photos. “This is excellent. It is just getting bigger and bigger and bigger. People are coming
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Trick or treat! Young children reach into a bucket of candy. (Photo/Evan Walsh)
School Committee gets advice on Prop. 2 1/2 override By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer HUDSON – With the anticipation of a potential Proposition 2 1/2 budget override for the 2026 fiscal year, the School Committee heard from Alicia Mallon, field director for the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC), about how to approach a successful
override. Speaking during their Oct. 22 meeting, Mallon said that the financial pinch that Hudson schools are feeling is not unique. “There’s a growing number of school committees and towns who are trying for overrides. We are all in the same budget boat together,” she said.
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