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Hospitality & Tourism

  • Closed Worcester brewery requests licenses for Cambridge Street location

    Katherine Hamilton January 24, 2022

    A closed Worcester brewery and taproom has applied for restaurant, liquor, and entertainment licenses at a new location on Cambridge Street.

    Katherine Hamilton January 24, 2022
  • Q&A: Shrewsbury restaurateur seeks cheaper costs in Worcester

    Brad Kane Updated: January 24, 2022

    The owner of the Vietnamese restaurant in Shrewsbury has purchased a Shrewsbury Street property with his sisters, where they are hoping to find more space and cost savings.

    Brad Kane Updated: January 24, 2022
  • Downsized: Shrinking developments around Polar Park raise concerns about the stadium payoff plan

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: January 24, 2022

    With the main development delayed yet again, the secondary one cut in half, and the third development proposal only committed to a small phase, the City might have to expand the tax district again to pay for its stadium debt.

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: January 24, 2022
  • Boston Capital buys Table Talk site for $4.5M

    Katherine Hamilton January 19, 2022

    Boston Capital Development LLC, the firm constructing a six-phase development at the former Table Talk Pies headquarters, closed on the purchase of the development site on Wednesday for $4.55 million, according to a press release from NAI Glickman

    Katherine Hamilton January 19, 2022
  • Worcester Regional Food Hub to move into Union Station with $1M renovation

    Katherine Hamilton January 18, 2022

    The Worcester Regional Food Hub, an organization focused on strengthening agriculture and economic development, has received $1 million to expand into a new space at Worcester’s Union Station.

    Katherine Hamilton January 18, 2022
  • Canal District restaurateur buys three parcels around eatery for $1M

    Katherine Hamilton January 14, 2022

    An entity registered to the owner of a restaurant in Worcester has purchased three parcels around his existing restaurants for just over $1 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

    Katherine Hamilton January 14, 2022
  • MassDevelopment issues $6M bond to repair Mass. Youth Soccer Association fields

    Monica Benevides January 13, 2022

    MassDevelopment has issued a $6 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Lancaster nonprofit Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association, Inc., a portion of which will be used to replace artificial turf on five soccer fields in the town, as well as repair

    Monica Benevides January 13, 2022
  • Sushi restaurateur buys former Living Earth Market property in Worcester

    Katherine Hamilton January 12, 2022

    About two years after announcing his business’s closure, Albert Maykel sold the plaza which formerly housed the Living Earth Market on Chandler Street in Worcester for $1.5 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

    Katherine Hamilton January 12, 2022
  • Best of Business 2022: Food, Drink & Marijuana

    Updated: January 10, 2022

    Nine companies won the nine awards in the Best Food, Drink & Marijuana supercategory, including Best Restaurant for Business Lunch, Best After-Work Bar, and Best Cookie Company.

    Updated: January 10, 2022
  • Will the show go on? Entertainment venues hanging by a thread must overcome new obstacles

    Sloane M. Perron Updated: January 10, 2022

    The coronavirus lockdowns began in March 2020 lasted longer for indoor performance venues than nearly every other type of business, cutting off the main revenue streams for these Central Massachusetts hubs for arts and culture until May 2021.

    Sloane M. Perron Updated: January 10, 2022
  • Best of Business 2022: Events & Venues

    Updated: January 10, 2022

    Seven organizations won nine awards in the Best Events & Venues super category, including Best New Real Estate Development, Best Private Golf Club, and Best Venue for a Corporate Event.

    Updated: January 10, 2022
  • Best of Business 2022: Employee Services

    Updated: January 10, 2022

    What are workers looking for? It’s a question employers asked all 2021, as the workforce saw a mass exodus now dubbed the Great Resignation.

    Updated: January 10, 2022
  • Best of Business 2022: Office Services

    Updated: January 10, 2022

    Nine companies won nine awards in the Best Office Services supercategory, including Best Commercial Real Estate Brokerage, Best Business Incubator, and Best Office Cleaner.

    Updated: January 10, 2022
  • Shrewsbury Street restaurant struggles with staffing, closes for two days

    Sloane M. Perron January 7, 2022

    A Shrewsbury Street restaurant in Worcester announced on Thursday it is closing for two days due to a staffing shortage.

    Sloane M. Perron January 7, 2022
  • Western-style bar opens in Dudley

    Katherine Hamilton January 5, 2022

    Whiskey Rocks Bar & Rodeo, a western-style restaurant in Dudley, opened Dec. 29 after six months of renovations and preparations, according to a Facebook post.

    Katherine Hamilton January 5, 2022
  • Bomba family sells Harrington Farm in Princeton for $6.4M

    Katherine Hamilton December 30, 2021

    Harrington Farm, a popular wedding venue in Princeton, has been sold by its owner of almost three decades for $6.4 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

    Katherine Hamilton December 30, 2021

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