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Mass. added another 30K unemployment claims last week, as state increased staff 4,000% to accommodate total claimants
June 25, 2020Unemployment claims filed since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic have increased to 1,036,291 in Mass.
June 25, 2020
REC Community Farmers Market will reopen Friday
June 23, 2020The Regional Environment Council Community Farmers Market and Mobile Farmers Markets will reopen its sites around Worcester beginning Friday, the organization announced on Tuesday.
June 23, 2020
Black businesses matter: Despite their importance to disadvantaged communities, black-owned businesses comprise less than 1% of Worcester County firms
Updated: June 22, 2020At such a perilous time, the Worcester County business community is hampered by an uncomfortable problem: In the homogeneous world of business leadership in Worcester County, top officials at the area’s largest and best-known institutions are almost
Updated: June 22, 2020
Role of CEOs on societal issues has shifted
Updated: June 22, 2020It wasn’t long ago CEOs were notably absent from such societal debates. For decades, business heads were advised not to talk about hot-button issues such as religion or politics.
Updated: June 22, 2020
Rail Trail Flatbread Co. to open Milford location
June 12, 2020The owners behind Hudson eatery Rail Trail Flatbread Co. plan to open a restaurant at 223 Main St. in Milford, in the old Rockland Trust building near the town common, co-owner Karim El-Gamal said on Friday.
June 12, 2020
Central Mass. malls reopening this week
June 10, 2020This week is marking a major milestone in a return toward normalcy for the Massachusetts economy as major shopping malls reopen.
June 10, 2020
Shareholders ask TJX to fix $19M vs. $12K CEO-to-worker pay disparity
June 9, 2020Shareholders at Framingham retail parent firm TJX Cos., Inc. are requesting executive pay scales be changed to help close a company-wide earnings gap where the top executive makes nearly 1,600 times more than the average workers, according to a
June 9, 2020
Mass. restaurants, retailers & hotels cleared to reopen Monday, with restrictions
June 6, 2020Every business reopening will have to follow mandatory safety regulations and industry-specific guidelines for keeping workers and customers safe as the highly-contagious coronavirus continues to circulate.
June 6, 2020
Home Depot fined $22K for mishandling lead, arsenic-contaminated soil in Worcester
June 5, 2020The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is fining Home Depot $22,000 for failing to report lead and arsenic-contaminated soil during a 2017 excavation at the hardware store's 130 Gold Star Blvd. location in Worcester, MassDEP
June 5, 2020
AMC’s corporate struggles threaten Framingham movie theater
June 4, 2020The struggles of the AMC movie theater corporation do not bode well for the company’s Framingham location, with a statement from the company on Wednesday detailing the financial pressure the coronavirus closures have put on the movie theater company.
June 4, 2020
Cumberland Farms adds curbside pick-up
May 28, 2020Westborough-based Cumberland Farms on Tuesday announced all new-concept stores across Worcester County and Massachusetts will have curbside pickup through its mobile SmartPay Rewards App.
May 28, 2020
Another 18 employees from Worcester Sam's Club test COVID positive
May 27, 2020A total of 27 people have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Worcester Sam's Club fulfillment center at 1 Tobias Boland Way, the city confirmed in a press release on Wednesday.
May 27, 2020
Baker: no reason to delay menthol, flavored tobacco crackdown
May 27, 2020Restrictions on the sale of flavored tobacco products, including mint and menthol cigarettes, are set to take effect next week and Gov. Charlie Baker said he sees no reason the ongoing coronavirus pandemic should delay that.
May 27, 2020
SJC clears beer-and-wine question for ballot
May 27, 2020The state's highest court ruled Tuesday that Attorney General Maura Healey was correct to certify a proposed ballot question allowing more stores to sell beer and wine, clearing the way for the issue to go before voters in November.
May 27, 2020
Q&A: Cultivate turns recreational cannabis sales back on
May 26, 2020Leicester’s Cultivate was the first recreational pot shop to open in Worcester County, and among those to reopen their doors to adult-use customers on Monday.
May 26, 2020
2020 Power 50: Dr. Karen Munkacy, MD
Updated: May 25, 2020Munkacy doesn’t need to cite research or talk to others to tout the medical benefits of cannabis. She’s gone through a medical crisis without it, and doesn’t want others to have to do the same.
Updated: May 25, 2020
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