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Hospitality & Tourism
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The last 24-hour diner: As 24/7 dining slips away, a Worcester staple stands alone
Updated: June 2, 2025The Boulevard Diner now stands as Central Massachusetts’ sole independently-owned diner operating with any kind of 24-hour model.
Updated: June 2, 2025
Every 36 minutes: Amid rising rates of abuse, Central Mass. healthcare providers are pushing state legislation to make hospitals safer for workers
Updated: June 2, 2025Every 36 minutes a Massachusetts hospital worker faces either an act of violence or threat.
Updated: June 2, 2025
Small businesses discuss struggles at state hearing
May 28, 2025Restaurant owners scrambling to turn profits amid rising food, labor and energy costs again turned to the Legislature Tuesday for some reprieve as they lobby to pass credit card surcharges onto their customers. Meanwhile, economic development groups
May 28, 2025
Sweetgreen to open first Central Mass. location, as Shoppers World adds three restaurants
May 27, 2025Three growing fast casual restaurant chains are set to open at Shoppers World on the border of Framingham and Natick later this year.
May 27, 2025
Site of Via Italian Table, WBDC sold for $7.3 million
May 21, 2025"We are thrilled to be part of writing the next chapter for this marquee property here in the city and to further our investment, literally and figuratively, in Worcester with this acquisition,” Dave Fontaine Jr. said in a press release issued
May 21, 2025
The Insiders: Who do Central Mass. power players say are the most influential people in the region?
Updated: May 19, 2025In February, WBJ asked the 400+ people who have ever been on a WBJ power list (Power 100, Power 50, Power Players) to vote for the professionals they believed are the most influential in the region. Nearly 600 votes were cast
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Matt DuPlessie
Updated: May 19, 2025The business is the brainchild of DuPlessie, who put his Harvard MBA and mechanical engineering degree from MIT to good use by inventing Level99 from scratch.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Sandy Dunn
Updated: May 19, 2025Dunn has been with the venue known as the DCU Center since 1983, when she accepted a position as a receptionist.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Michael Covino
Updated: May 19, 2025With brands like The Fix Burger Bar, Mezcal Tequila Kitchen, and Bocado Tapas Wine Bar, Covino’s Niche Hospitality is top of mind when it comes to dining in Worcester.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Bill Wallace
Updated: May 19, 2025Not many can claim to have led at a single institution for half a century, but Wallace can. Having joined the Museum of Worcester as executive director in 1976, Wallace has guided the organization through 1/3rd of its existence, and his impact can
Updated: May 19, 2025
What is the nature of power? The Power 100 for 2025 provide their insights
Updated: May 19, 2025“Power is the ability to get people to listen to you, even when you're mostly just talking about beer.” - Sam Hendler, Hendler Family Brewing
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Neelu Mohaghegh
Updated: May 19, 2025Fuel America provided the foundation for Mohaghegh’s experiential company, which includes Cafe Neelu events and co-working and multi-purpose spaces, the Grove Village Market next to Fuel America featuring international foods, and Detour Live
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Kimberly Golinski
Updated: May 19, 2025Fresh off a successful mission to right the ship at Worcester’s Wormtown Brewery before its April 2024 sale to the owners of Jack’s Abby, Golinski made a large career transition a month later when she was announced the next president of the
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Timothy Murray
Updated: May 19, 2025Murray, a former Worcester mayor and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts under Gov. Deval Patrick, was initially approached to lead the Worcester chamber in 2013 by the board of directors.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Jim Donahue
Updated: May 19, 2025Donahue has now been the leader of the Northeast’s largest living history museum for about 20 years.
Updated: May 19, 2025
Power 100: WBJ names the most influential professionals in 2025
Updated: May 19, 2025The Power 100 edition is an annual report on how power is shared and expended in Central Massachusetts each year, as told through the 100 people who are most effectively wielding their influence, with a special focus on those creating change and
Updated: May 19, 2025
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