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Downtown Worcester restaurant closes for a week amid COVID spike
December 30, 2021The short post said the closure was a precautionary measure related to rising health and safety concerns.
December 30, 2021
Mass. minimum wage rising to $14.25 per hour on Saturday
December 29, 2021The minimum wage for Massachusetts employees will increase to $14.25 per hour on Saturday, as part of the multi-year effort to reach a $15-per-hour minimum wage in 2023.
December 29, 2021
Mercantile restaurant development listed for sale for $5.7M
December 28, 2021A development at 2 Mercantile in Worcester, which is slated to become an upscale dining spot seating hundreds of patrons, is up for sale for $5.7 million, $1 million more than the owner invested in renovations, according to the website of Kelleher
December 28, 2021
Boulevard Diner halts 24-hour operation for second time since pandemic’s start
December 20, 2021Boulevard Diner in Worcester announced on Saturday it will cease its 24-hour operation after being open 24/7 for the better part of 70 years, diner staffer Danielle Beshai confirmed Monday morning.
December 20, 2021
WBJ's editorial staff predicts these 10 news events will happen in 2022
Updated: December 20, 2021Every December, the WBJ Editorial Staff makes 10 predictions of news events and trends coming in the next year for the Central Massachusetts economy.
Updated: December 20, 2021
WBJ's editorial staff predicted 10 news events for 2021. Here's what actually happened.
December 20, 2021Every year, WBJ's editorial staff makes 10 predictions for news events in the coming year. Turns out, 2021 was almost impossible to predict, as we got three right.
December 20, 2021
People to Meet in 2022: Derek Canton
December 20, 2021Canton has formed his career around the belief the purpose of financial technology, or fintech, is to address the needs of the community.
December 20, 2021
Baba Sushi owner purchases three Shrewsbury Street sites
December 15, 2021An entity registered to Weidong Wang, the owner of Baba Sushi in Worcester, has purchased three parcels of land along Shrewsbury Street, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.
December 15, 2021
Shirley wholesale baker expanding to Leominster in $3M project
December 13, 2021Bisousweet Confections, a Shirley-based wholesale bakery supplying baked goods to retailers nationwide, is expanding into a new facility in Leominster.
December 13, 2021
Canal District businessman buys two former bars on Water Street
December 9, 2021Two storefronts spanning 105-111 Water St. in Worcester were sold for $1.3 million to the president of the Canal District Alliance, Jefferson Mararian, who owns several other properties in the city.
December 9, 2021
Choose-and-cut Christmas trees sold out at record speeds in 2020, and farms are adjusting to a new demographic of customer
Updated: December 6, 2021Christmas tree farms were taken by storm last year, as shoppers jumped at the chance to partake in a relatively safe, outdoor holiday activity. Local farms sold out their stock in a fraction of the time they’d expect in a normal year.
Updated: December 6, 2021
Worcester’s 30-year plan to have Polar Park pay for itself has hit a rough patch, as the city finds unexpected solutions
Updated: December 6, 2021The City of Worcester’s team-friendly effort to pay off the $160-million cost of the Polar Park baseball stadium over 30 years is off to a rocky start.
Updated: December 6, 2021
Owners of four Asian restaurants buy shuttered Worcester eatery for $1.4M
December 2, 2021A Shrewsbury Street restaurant which closed during the beginning of the pandemic has been sold to a family of Asian-cuisine connoisseurs.
December 2, 2021
Tower Hill promotes Theresa Lee to chief development officer
November 30, 2021Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston has promoted Theresa Lee as the nonprofit's new chief development officer.
November 30, 2021
Worcester sports bar's building sold for $1M
November 22, 2021The property housing the Canal District bar sold to two real estate investors for just over $1 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.
November 22, 2021
Two restaurants approved to move into Union Station
November 19, 2021The Worcester Redevelopment Authority on Friday morning approved two new lease agreements for restaurants to move into Union Station.
November 19, 2021
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