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Hospitality & Tourism

  • Marlborough Increases Hotel Tax To 11.7%

    Matthew L. Brown November 29, 2010

    Marlborough's city council has voted to increase the city's hotel occupancy tax to 11.7 percent, which is expected to generate between $400,000 and $500,000 in additional revenue annually.

    Matthew L. Brown November 29, 2010
  • Athol Food Distributor Gets $950K In Loans

    Matthew L. Brown November 11, 2010

    Organic Renaissance LLC., an Athol-based distributor of locally grown produce and other local food products, has received a $950,000 loan from MassDevelopment and other lenders.

    Matthew L. Brown November 11, 2010
  • Melissa Martins, general manager, Hampton Inn Marlborough

    November 10, 2010

    Over the past seven years, Melissa Martins has risen through the ranks at the Hampton Inn. Now, she's been promoted from front office manager to general manager.

    November 10, 2010
  • Price Chopper Opens Shrewsbury Store

    Brandon Butler November 3, 2010

    Local officials joined company executives on Route 9 yesterday to cut the ribbon on a brand new, 64,000-square-foot energy-efficient Price Chopper Supermarket.

    Brandon Butler November 3, 2010
  • New Doyle Center Head

    November 3, 2010

    November 3, 2010
  • Old Sturbridge Village Extends President's Contract

    Brandon Butler October 29, 2010

    Jim Donahue, who has been the president and CEO of Old Sturbridge Village since 2007, will remain in the position at the living historical museum through 2014.

    Brandon Butler October 29, 2010
  • Hanover Theatre Wins National Preservation Award

    Matthew L. Brown October 20, 2010

    The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in downtown Worcester will be presented with a Preservation Honor Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation next week in Austin, Texas.

    Matthew L. Brown October 20, 2010
  • Cutting-Edge, With Precision

    Barbara Donohue October 11, 2010

      The best innovations come from simply listening to customers.

    Barbara Donohue October 11, 2010
  • Shop Talk: Q&A with Joseph Petrowski, Cumberland Farms

    Christina Davis October 11, 2010

    You’ll have to forgive Joseph Petrowski if he seems to have split personalities. That’s because as CEO of Cumberland Farms Group he not only oversees a growing chain of convenience stores under the same name, but also the Gulf Oil gas business.

    Christina Davis October 11, 2010
  • Westborough Hotel Undergoes Renovation

    Brandon Butler October 5, 2010

    With occupancy rates finally recovering, the Westborough Courtyard by Marriott has begun a major renovation that is set to be completed by early next year.

    Brandon Butler October 5, 2010
  • Central Mass. Visitors Bureau Relocating To Prescott Street

    Brandon Butler September 30, 2010

    The Central Massachusetts Convention and Visitors Bureau will move from Elm Street to a new 1,500 square-foot office at 91 Prescott St. in Worcester.

    Brandon Butler September 30, 2010
  • Welu Retiring As WAM Director

    Matthew L. Brown September 28, 2010

    James A. Welu is stepping down as director of the Worcester Art Museum.

    Matthew L. Brown September 28, 2010
  • Consumers Increase Savings, Expect Economy To Worsen

    Matthew L. Brown September 10, 2010

    Consumers have accelerated their saving habits, according to an American Express Spending & Saving Tracker survey.

    Matthew L. Brown September 10, 2010
  • Is Wine Direct Shipping Dead?

    Jeremy Benson August 30, 2010

    In 2010, Massachusetts wine lovers couldn’t get a break. Court rulings, outspoken consumers, and even well-meaning legislators couldn't seem to get past influential wine and spirits wholesalers in Massachusetts.

    Jeremy Benson August 30, 2010
  • Tamara Colpack, Director of Catering, Marriott Courtyard in Marlborough and Westborough

    August 25, 2010

      After 10 years running the catering business for the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Worcester, Tamara Colpack is more than familiar with the Central Massachusetts hotel industry.

    August 25, 2010
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More Americans have pets than ever before. As of 2024, 86.9 million homes, or 66% of U.S. households, owned a pet, up from 56% in 1988, according to Forbes. The vast majority of those households — 65.1 million — were homes to dogs. Still, 46.5 million households in the U.S. had a cat, making them the second-most popular pet in the country, followed by fish, birds, and then small animals like hamsters, gerbils, rabbits, and guinea pigs.