Marlborough Starbucks and Fish Restaurant building sold for $3.6M
A downtown Marlborough building hosting Fish Restaurant & Wine Bar, a Starbucks and other commercial tenants has sold for $3.6 million.
Worcester market settles food safety violations
J&W Aseda Plaza, a food market in Main South in Worcester, has settled a range of food safety violations uncovered by federal investigators.
Hydropower pipeline to Mass. gains critical support
Maine Gov. Janet Mills said she is now behind a project to bring clean hydropower from Quebec to Massachusetts and will allow the project to advance through approval processes.
Plastics manufacturer sells Sturbridge warehouse for $4M
A 65,000 square-foot warehouse on Route 20 in Sturbridge has sold for $4 million.
Worcester's first recreational marijuana store wins final state approval
Worcester's first recreational marijuana store is one step closer to opening after Good Chemistry won state approval Thursday for a shop in the Canal District.
Movers & Shakers
Eleven Central Massachusetts firms, including Boston Pride, Oriol Health Care and SeaChange International, have welcomed 16 new professionals.
Real estate manager buys Framingham offices for $3.3M
Hudson real estate manager Calare Properties has bought a five-story Framingham office building for nearly $3.3 million.
Chelmsford healthcare textile importer moves to Acton
Magnus Textile, an importer and distributor of textiles for the healthcare and hospitality industries, has moved to Acton from Chelmsford.
Mass. transportation faces $8.4B budget shortfall
Caroline’s Cannabis bucks the big marijuana industry trend
Cultivate, three others to negotiate with Worcester for retail cannabis approvals
The Boardroom Gap: Central Mass. businesses slightly improve inclusion of women in leadership
$416K vs. $220K: The Central Mass. executive gender pay gap grew in 2018
Pink boots: Mass. brewing industry is a national leader in woman participation
Auburn, Solomon Pond malls to sell marijuana products
Through a group text spanning six years, five entrepreneurs have created their own support network
Worcester pot retailer Good Chemistry up for final state approval Thursday
McGourthy leaving as WRRB executive director
Ad & marketing communications firms
Ranked by annual gross billings, then no. of local employees
| Rank | Firm | Gross billings | Year founded |
| 1 | Davis Advertising, Worcester | $25 million | 1948 |
| 2 | Turtle Transit Inc., Hudson | $5 million | 2001 |
| 3 | Wakefly Inc., Marlborough | $4.7 million | 2002 |
Source: Each firm via survey