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WBJ Hall of Fame: Shepherd built up two cornerstones of the Worcester community
Updated: March 6, 2023Shepherd leads the former Shepherd & Goldstein (rebranded to S&G in light of the pair’s eventual retirement) on a reduced schedule of 40 hours per week alongside his new co-managing partner, Matthew Allison.
Updated: March 6, 2023
SpadXTech selected for BIPOC-led startup accelerator
February 27, 2023SpadXTech, a Worcester-based climate technology startup, has been selected for a new accelerator that aims to support companies in the climate tech industry led by Black, indigenous, and people of color.
February 27, 2023
Maker to Main to close Main Street shop, open larger Canal District grocery store
February 21, 2023Locally sourced food seller Maker to Main will close its store on Worcester’s Main Street in March and open a larger, more complete grocery store in the Canal District.
February 21, 2023
What tech companies like about downtown Worcester
Updated: February 20, 2023Inside of these downtown Worcester century-old structures, and some contemporary ones, businesses from one of the most cutting-edge industries – technology – have been setting up shop
Updated: February 20, 2023
Q&A: Northborough coffee shop features local ownership, with a corporate feel
Updated: February 20, 2023Aero Coffee Roasters was supposed to open in February of 2020, but, like everything that happened in 2020, the COVID pandemic had other plans
Updated: February 20, 2023
After surviving the perils of 2020, Worcester retailers are closing up shop and reducing operations as 2023's problems mount
Updated: February 20, 2023After surviving 2020, Worcester retailers are closing their business or reducing operations in the face of mounting problems in 2023.
Updated: February 20, 2023
Even as VC funding abounds in Mass., local entrepreneurs must rely on their own money and time to grow startups
Updated: February 20, 2023To move on from the garage to the real world isn’t as easy as “I have an idea!” In the world, we cherish ideas and people who bring them to life, but what is often lost is to make something, to start a company, to build something new, money is
Updated: February 20, 2023
Worcester Wares to close Canal District location
February 10, 2023“It's really sexy to blame Polar Park or to blame lack of parking,” said Owner Jessica Walsh. “But it’s not the reason. It minimizes the real reasons.”
February 10, 2023
Framingham consultant hires new executives to bolster music and entertainment portfolio
February 9, 2023Business consulting company Triple G Ventures hired Greg Keys to be its chief sales office and Eric Shin as the company’s executive vice president of sales.
February 9, 2023
Marlborough entrepreneurship school launches summer programs
February 9, 2023he New England Innovation Academy, a private school focused on entrepreneurship, will hold its first summer programs for grades 2 through 12 at its Marlborough campus this summer.
February 9, 2023
Q&A: Burncoat Center ties together arts and wellness
Updated: February 6, 2023Hopes were high in January 2020 when the Burncoat Center for Arts and Wellness opened in Worcester. Two months later, COVID struck, and those plans went out the window.
Updated: February 6, 2023
No Central Mass. public company has a female CEO, although that’s not deterring young professionals
Updated: February 6, 2023The landscape for women’s business leadership at the highest level in Central Mass. has taken a hit, but for women professionals in the region, it is yet another motivator to empower one another in traditional and non-traditional ways.
Updated: February 6, 2023
Worcester Center for Crafts rebrands its retail store
February 3, 2023The Worcester Center for Crafts on Sagamore Road has rebranded its retail component, formerly known as The Gallery Store, which showcases the work of local artists and artists across the country.
February 3, 2023
Worcester coffee shop sells location to Salvadoran bakery
January 30, 2023Acoustic Java has sold its original Main Street location to Zaida Melendez of Belen Casa de Pan, a Salvadoran panaderia. Acoustic Java will continue to operate its Brussels Street flagship location.
January 30, 2023
Former city councilor buys historic building, opens tech startup in downtown Worcester
January 26, 2023Joffrey Smith, CEO of Joffrey Smith Financial Group, officially opened his new location at 8 Norwich St. in Worcester, and unveiled his insurtech startup Concordia Exchange at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday.
January 26, 2023
New challenges await the Massachusetts cannabis industry
Updated: January 23, 2023Despite falling prices and increasing competition, marijuana business officials across the state, and particularly in Central Massachusetts, still see the cannabis market as primed for opportunity, with operators having to be smarter about the way
Updated: January 23, 2023
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