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WBJ names the Power 100, the most influential Central Mass. professionals in 2024
Updated: April 29, 2024In this first-time expansion of the previous power players list, WBJ names the professionals in Central Massachusetts who most effectively wield their power to have an outsized influence on the economy and community.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Henry Tessman
Updated: April 29, 2024Great Wolf is a Chicago-based company operating 21 locations across the U.S., and Henry Tessman has been at the helm of the company’s Fitchburg location since it opened in 2014.
Updated: April 29, 2024
Former Zorba’s Taverna site sells for $2.2M, Chinese buffet restaurant slated for space
April 26, 2024The new owners of the property intend to open a Chinese hot pot restaurant at the location.
April 26, 2024
Fitchburg’s 147-year-old building eyed for retro arcade bar, 8 apartments
April 23, 2024A Fitchburg property owner is involved in two separate proposals to see a Main Street property host a new retro arcade bar and eight residential units.
April 23, 2024
Piccadilly Plaza developers abandon demolition plans, bring in new tenants
April 22, 2024Developers behind the plan have shifted course and are now in the process of welcoming a handful of new tenants to the plaza, including a new upscale Brazilian steakhouse.
April 22, 2024
Following January approval, Auburn steakhouse sold to Town for new firehouse
April 15, 2024The Town intends on constructing a three-story firehouse at the location, with room for a future three-story police station at the location as well, according to a presentation made by Auburn Fire Chief Stephen Coleman before the January Town
April 15, 2024
Clark changes on-campus dining vendor, as 154 employees offered opportunity to work for new company
April 12, 2024This move will see the end of Clark’s relationship with Sodexo, a French company that had provided hospitality services for the school since 2007.
April 12, 2024
Worcester’s Latin American Health Alliance to split $3M for substance-use work
April 5, 2024Worcester nonprofit Latin American Health Alliance is one of 20 BIPOC-led organizations receiving $2.9 million in grants from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to help fund efforts to address substance use in their communities
April 5, 2024
Last call: To-go drinks, outdoor dining laws expire as lawmakers consider next steps
April 2, 2024After nearly four years with a streamlined system in place to permit outdoor dining and permission to sell takeout alcoholic drinks, both practices lapsed Monday as the calendar flipped to April.
April 2, 2024
Larry Lucchino passes away, WooSox owner was 78
April 2, 2024Larry Lucchino, the former president and CEO of the Boston Red Sox and the person most instrumental in moving the Pawtucket Red Sox to Worcester, has died at age 78, according to reporting by the Boston Globe.
April 2, 2024
Canal District Transformation, part 2: Creating the next chapter
Updated: April 1, 2024Developers and business owners expect that growth to continue, saying new businesses and even more residents will soon make the area home, creating the next chapter in the long history of the Canal District.
Updated: April 1, 2024
Long-time director of stART on the Street to step down
March 27, 2024stART on the Street Co-Founder Tina Zlody will step down from her position as director of the Worcester art festival after 19 years and be replaced by the co-founders of the nonprofit Creative Hub Worcester.
March 27, 2024
Brilla Coffee set to open in downtown Gardner this year
March 19, 2024A new coffee shop will open in downtown Gardner later this year, as husband and wife duo, Alexis and Osiris Vallejos, are planning their third Brilla Coffee location at 25 Main St., better known as the Bullnose Building with its two lion statues.
March 19, 2024
Bringing golf indoors: A booming market for golf simulator businesses is keeping players swinging year round
Updated: March 18, 2024Golf simulators harmonize well with green-grass courses, said Jesse Menachem, executive director and CEO of Mass Golf.
Updated: March 18, 2024
Canal District Transformation, part 1: The rising value of the neighborhood
Updated: March 18, 2024Since the publicly owned Polar Park stadium opened in 2021, the value of the Canal District has risen at more than double the rate of the city, according to a WBJ analysis of more than 200 properties within the district.
Updated: March 18, 2024
Q&A: After buying the Worcester Bravehearts, the Vaccaro family is looking to run the baseball team differently
Updated: March 18, 2024The Vaccaro family has always shared a lifelong passion for baseball, which includes decades of coaching experience for the Shrewsbury American Legion Post 397 baseball team.
Updated: March 18, 2024
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