Business

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–Blackstone Valley Wealth Management is pleased to announce the offering of a $1,000
scholarship to be given to a Hopkinton High School student graduation this spring. To be eligible for the Blackstone
Valley Wealth Management Annual Scholarship, the student must be:

• Currently a senior at Hopkinton High School, graduating in 2019.
• Planning to pursue a higher education at a college or university immediately after high school
• A child in a single-parent home who can display financial need.

On Monday, February 11th, a Special Town Meeting was held with the main purpose being if the town shall approve a tax increment financing agreement with Lykan Bioscience LLC. The Bioscience firm is hoping to lease property at 97 South Street to construct a 63,600 square foot facility intended for clinical manufacturing.

At this past Tuesdays meeting, the Board of Selectmen met with executives from a Bioscience firm called "Lykan Bioscience". The firm is currently located in Phoenix, Arizona but is looking to expand into Hopkinton. Lykan described themselves as an "emerging manufacturer of cell & gene therapies."

The Selectmen also approved a charge for a Trail Coordination & Management Committee. View more in the video below.