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Brazilian restaurant in Marlborough makes Yelp’s Top 100 list
January 9, 2020Pruller Restaurant, the family-style Brazilian eatery, was among three Massachusetts restaurants to make the list. Located on Lincoln Street in Marlborough, the diner ranked No. 76.
January 9, 2020
The Mall at Whitney Field in Leominster sells for $16M
January 8, 2020Leo Ma Mall LLC, a division of Hull Property Group, a shopping mall management company based in Augusta, Ga., has purchased The Mall at Whitney Field in Leominster for $16 million.
January 8, 2020
Asian coffee and more to fill Figs & Pigs space at DCU Center
January 8, 2020Son Vo, owner of the Pho Sure restaurant in Shrewsbury, plans to launch Reign Cafe in the vacant 1,200-square-foot space on the Foster Street side of the DCU Center.
January 8, 2020
Girl Scouts to launch major cookie fundraising effort
January 7, 2020The Girl Scouts of Central & Western Massachusetts announced Tuesday the planned launch of its 2020 cookie season, when girl scouts nationwide become entrepreneurs as they earn money to power their own leadership opportunities and adventures.
January 7, 2020
Nearly half of Pier 1’s stores face closure amid bankruptcy fears
January 7, 2020Pier 1 Imports, the imported home furnishings retailer said up to 450 of its 942 stores are under consideration for closure, but it did not name specific locations. The Texas–based company operates Central Massachusetts stores in Bellingham,
January 7, 2020
Greendale Mall to be demolished and redeveloped
Updated: January 6, 2020Nearly one year after the Greendale Mall in Worcester was listed for sale, a Boston real estate development firm paid $7.1 million for the troubled shopping center on Dec. 23.
Updated: January 6, 2020
Worcester store allegedly sold uninspected meat
January 3, 2020The U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston alleges Makola Market, a food store on Main Street in Webster Square in Worcester, continually violated food safety laws in selling meat that lacked federal inspection.
January 3, 2020
Polar loses No. 2 seltzer spot to Pepsi, faces new challenge from Coke
January 3, 2020Polar Beverages has become a major player in the ballooning seltzer market as an underdog: a Worcester manufacturer family owned since its start in the 1880s. While Polar has ridden the wave of seltzer's soaring popularity, it's now facing a harder
January 3, 2020
Electric car rebates returned for Bay State motorists on Jan. 1
January 1, 2020The Bay State has brought back the popular rebate program for the purchase of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Electric car buyers can get up to $2,500 when they purchase of an all-electric vehicle as part of the state's strategy to put more
January 1, 2020
Massachusetts minimum wage rising to $12.75 on Wednesday
December 27, 2019The Massachusetts minimum wage will increase from $12 to $12.75 per hour beginning on Wednesday. In 2018, lawmakers set the minimum wage to increase annually until it reaches $15 per hour in 2023.
December 27, 2019
Arizona marijuana retailer buys Worcester auto body shop for $2M
December 27, 2019A cannabis retailer has paid $2 million for DeBois Auto Body, an automotive repair and auto body garage operating for more than 60 years in Worcester.
December 27, 2019
Former Bain & Co. executive to be new CEO at BJ's Wholesale Club
December 26, 2019BJ’s Wholesale Club, a Westborough operator of membership warehouse clubs, on Thursday named Christopher Baldwin executive chairman and promoted Lee Delaney to succeed Baldwin as CEO.
December 26, 2019
Burger chain's first Central Mass. location due for Gold Star Blvd.
December 26, 2019The first Central Massachusetts location of the California-based burger chain BurgerIM will open at a new retail plaza on Worcester's Gold Star Boulevard.
December 26, 2019
What to expect in 2020: Breweries and restaurants will continue to grab headlines
Updated: December 23, 2019As long as Central Massachusetts' economic growth continues, food and drink businesses will follow.
Updated: December 23, 2019
What to expect in 2020: Marijuana will mature
Updated: December 23, 2019As the CCC works through its backlog, more marijuana stores – both recreational and medical – will open statewide, and in Central Massachusetts, in particular.
Updated: December 23, 2019
What to expect in 2020: More stores are headed for closure, as retail becomes more specialized
Updated: December 23, 2019More retail stores are on the horizon, and their success will depend on being able to find enough shops to carve out a niche in an industry always increasingly dominated by Amazon and other giants.
Updated: December 23, 2019
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