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Providing a safe space: As anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment rises, local bar owners see their businesses as places of comfort and acceptance
Updated: June 24, 2024Anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment is on the rise nationally. Despite being known as a leading state for LGBTQ+ rights, that sentiment has trickled down to Massachusetts.
Updated: June 24, 2024
Q&A: New Braintree farmer achieves dream of locally sourced foods
Updated: June 10, 2024Matthew Koziol’s fascination with farming began as a child when he would visit his relatives’ dairy farm in Canada.
Updated: June 10, 2024
Corridor 9/495 chamber rebrands to include MetroWest in name
June 7, 2024The Westborough-based Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce has rebranded with a new name and logo, effective as of Friday.
June 7, 2024
Selling sustainability: How owners of Worcester second-hand shops are navigating in a fast fashion world
Updated: May 27, 2024For Worcester business owners, operating a second-hand shop in the era of fast fashion means strategic buying, knowing the consumer base, and educating the customers is all in a day’s work.
Updated: May 27, 2024
New local podcast centers urban planning, inclusivity, and queer joy
May 24, 2024Queer For Cities, a podcast created and hosted by Joshua Croke, looks to make queer a joyful norm—but not in the way you might be thinking.
May 24, 2024
Westminster landscaping employee to buy portion of business with $150K NCMDC loan
May 21, 2024A long-term employee of J. Martin Landscaping in Westminster has secured $150,000 in financing to purchase the lawn care business portion of the landscaping enterprise.
May 21, 2024
Crompton Collective owner to open new Canal District store
May 16, 2024Sol Rune is the fifth small business in Chase’s retail portfolio, which includes Crompton Collective, a boutique marketplace in the Canal District, as well as three Massachusetts locations of The Haberdash, a women’s clothing and gift shop.
May 16, 2024
Q&A: Marlborough firm helps communities spend their ARPA money
Updated: May 13, 2024After working together in the then-town government of Framingham, Nichol Figueiredo and Jennifer Thompson opened CSS to consult and help other communities find the resources they need to thrive.
Updated: May 13, 2024
Family affairs: The trials and triumphs of running a family-owned business
Updated: May 13, 2024From interpersonal communication and succession plans to community engagement and marketing, Central Massachusetts family-owned businesses have experienced the unique benefits and challenges that can only come from working with loved ones.
Updated: May 13, 2024
The new Worcester media, part 1: The downsizing of the Telegram
Updated: May 13, 2024Over the last 10 years, the reporting prowess of the Central Massachusetts paper of record has been reduced 75%, as small players try to fill the holes left behind.
Updated: May 13, 2024
Movers & Shakers for May 13, 2024
Updated: May 13, 2024Employees at Fidelity Bank, the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts, and IC Credit Union are advancing in their careers.
Updated: May 13, 2024
The new Worcester media, part 2: The rise of smaller players raises concerns about bias, independence
Updated: May 13, 2024Amid the Worcester Telegram & Gazette’s decline in coverage and size, smaller publications have tried to fill the gap in Central Massachusetts’ journalism. But they’ve all run into the same problem: Making a profit as a media organization is not
Updated: May 13, 2024
Climatetech coalition expands training program for entrepreneurs of color
May 1, 2024Browning the Green Space is seeking entrepreneurs of color throughout the Northeast looking to launch and grow clean energy contracting businesses for its Accelerating Contractors of Color in Energy for Sustainable Success program.
May 1, 2024
African business expo in Worcester eyes increased attendance for second year
May 1, 2024For the second year in a row, Worcester will host the New England African Business Expo, an event aiming to provide Black and African entrepreneurs with the education and tools needed to start and maintain a successful business.
May 1, 2024
2024 Power 100: Gloria Hall
Updated: April 29, 2024Worcester’s art scene wouldn’t be what it is today, if not for the impact of Gloria Hall.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Jason Reposa
Updated: April 29, 2024Reposa’s innovation stands out in the increasingly competitive and financially strained Massachusetts cannabis industry, where he is one of the few actively working to help other entrepreneurs succeed in the space.
Updated: April 29, 2024
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