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Hospitality & Tourism
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Wormtown in the Big Apple: Discover Central Mass launches Times Square ad campaign seeking to attract tourists to Worcester region
November 14, 2024The Central Massachusetts region’s tourism agency is now fighting for the attention of Times Square tourists with a new ad campaign.
November 14, 2024
Continued flexibility: To attract top talent, Central Mass. employers still are in a workers' market
Updated: November 11, 2024Four and a half years after the COVID-19 pandemic altered the configuration of the U.S. workforce, Central Massachusetts employers are still navigating the reverberations of a landscape that changed overnight.
Updated: November 11, 2024
Movers & Shakers for Nov. 11, 2024
Updated: November 11, 2024Employees at companies including Cornerstone Bank, ERA Key Realty Services, and Flexcon Holdings Trust are advancing in their careers.
Updated: November 11, 2024
Restaurant association celebrates as voters reject tipped wage increase
November 6, 2024The campaign boasted endorsements from Attorney General Andrea Campbell and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Opponents amassed support from Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, plus a bevy of state lawmakers and Boston city
November 6, 2024
Chick-fil-A considering opening second Worcester restaurant, at former Walgreens
November 5, 2024After opening its first location in Worcester in 2017, Chick-fil-A is eyeing a second location in the city.
November 5, 2024-
Servers rally against tipped wage initiative at State House as election nears
October 31, 2024With less than a week until Election Day, about 16 restaurant workers gathered on the State House steps to urge Bay Staters to vote against Question 5, warning the measure would lead to job losses and reduced services, and fall short of proponents'
October 31, 2024 
Report: Worcester County tourism generated $1.3B in 2023, ranking 5th in Mass.
October 31, 2024Tourism in Worcester County accounted for some of the highest economic impact among Massachusetts' 14 counties in 2023, which combined accumulated $23.6 billion in spending statewide.
October 31, 2024
Transforming communities: These three Central Mass. municipalities have taken different roads to revitalization
Updated: October 28, 2024Central Massachusetts is a region that likes to wax nostalgic about bustling main streets and tight-knit mill communities. A lot has changed over the decades, with shifts in the way people do their shopping, the decline of traditional manufacturing
Updated: October 28, 2024
Photo trivia!!! Can you match these business leaders with their older photos?
Updated: October 28, 2024WBJ has an extensive physical photo archive from the days when businesses sent in black-and-white photos of their executives and new hires.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Fast forward 2034: For the workforce of the future, opportunities and equity loom large
Updated: October 28, 2024The coming years aren’t just about attracting laboratory and white-collar workers. More opportunities and training options will be needed for the region’s immigrant and lower-income populations to thrive.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Feasting on nostalgia: Take a spin around the Central Mass. culinary scene alongside an admired food writer who has seen it all
Updated: October 28, 2024"I’ll admit that writing about the Worcester County restaurant scene spanning 35 years has made my head spin," writes Barbara Houle.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Crowd pleasers: Top tourist destinations have delivered big
Updated: October 28, 2024Tracking Central Massachusetts tourist locations’ decisions and challenges – and how they handled them over the last three decades – is an exercise in business strategy. How do you get people to keep coming to your attraction?
Updated: October 28, 2024
Fast forward to 2034: At Worcester Regional Airport, momentum building toward more flights, airlines
Updated: October 28, 2024It’s been 35 years since Worcester Regional Airport saw its passenger traffic peak when 354,000 travelers passed through the airport’s terminal in 1989.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Restaurant association warns of potential layoffs and higher menu prices if tipped wage initiative passes
October 22, 2024Outside the South End establishment, about 10 tipped workers and supporters with the One Fair Wage campaign rallied in favor of the measure, dismissing concerns that the question could devastate the restaurant industry.
October 22, 2024
Voting open for WBJ’s Best of Business awards
October 7, 2024Voting is now open for WBJ’s 11th annual Best of Business Awards.
October 7, 2024
SONOMA executive chef departs after less than a month
October 3, 2024Mere weeks after being named executive chef of SONOMA Restaurant in September, Michael Chandler has confirmed he is no longer with the restaurant located in Worcester's Beechwood Hotel.
October 3, 2024
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