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Maker to Main to close Main Street shop, open larger Canal District grocery store
February 21, 2023Locally sourced food seller Maker to Main will close its store on Worcester’s Main Street in March and open a larger, more complete grocery store in the Canal District.
February 21, 2023
What tech companies like about downtown Worcester
Updated: February 20, 2023Inside of these downtown Worcester century-old structures, and some contemporary ones, businesses from one of the most cutting-edge industries – technology – have been setting up shop
Updated: February 20, 2023
Worcester nonprofit Edward Street pushing for structural change to child care funding
Updated: February 20, 2023When Worcester child care advocacy nonprofit Edward Street received a $75,000 grant, it was an example of essential funding for early childhood organizations, which rely on foundational funding in the absence of adequate federal funding.
Updated: February 20, 2023
After surviving the perils of 2020, Worcester retailers are closing up shop and reducing operations as 2023's problems mount
Updated: February 20, 2023After surviving 2020, Worcester retailers are closing their business or reducing operations in the face of mounting problems in 2023.
Updated: February 20, 2023
Q&A: Northborough coffee shop features local ownership, with a corporate feel
Updated: February 20, 2023Aero Coffee Roasters was supposed to open in February of 2020, but, like everything that happened in 2020, the COVID pandemic had other plans
Updated: February 20, 2023
Even as VC funding abounds in Mass., local entrepreneurs must rely on their own money and time to grow startups
Updated: February 20, 2023To move on from the garage to the real world isn’t as easy as “I have an idea!” In the world, we cherish ideas and people who bring them to life, but what is often lost is to make something, to start a company, to build something new, money is
Updated: February 20, 2023
Worcester Wares to close Canal District location
February 10, 2023“It's really sexy to blame Polar Park or to blame lack of parking,” said Owner Jessica Walsh. “But it’s not the reason. It minimizes the real reasons.”
February 10, 2023
UMass Chan licenses bioinformatics software platform to new Cambridge tech firm
February 7, 2023UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester has licensed its bioinformatics data processing and analysis technology, called Foundry, to Via Scientific Inc., a Cambridge technology company.
February 7, 2023
No Central Mass. public company has a female CEO, although that’s not deterring young professionals
Updated: February 6, 2023The landscape for women’s business leadership at the highest level in Central Mass. has taken a hit, but for women professionals in the region, it is yet another motivator to empower one another in traditional and non-traditional ways.
Updated: February 6, 2023
The president of Wormtown
Updated: February 6, 2023In the wake of a scandal, Worcester’s largest brewer needed someone to show it how to be a great company. Kimberly Golinski answered the call.
Updated: February 6, 2023
Q&A: Burncoat Center ties together arts and wellness
Updated: February 6, 2023Hopes were high in January 2020 when the Burncoat Center for Arts and Wellness opened in Worcester. Two months later, COVID struck, and those plans went out the window.
Updated: February 6, 2023
Worcester Center for Crafts rebrands its retail store
February 3, 2023The Worcester Center for Crafts on Sagamore Road has rebranded its retail component, formerly known as The Gallery Store, which showcases the work of local artists and artists across the country.
February 3, 2023
Worcester coffee shop sells location to Salvadoran bakery
January 30, 2023Acoustic Java has sold its original Main Street location to Zaida Melendez of Belen Casa de Pan, a Salvadoran panaderia. Acoustic Java will continue to operate its Brussels Street flagship location.
January 30, 2023
Former city councilor buys historic building, opens tech startup in downtown Worcester
January 26, 2023Joffrey Smith, CEO of Joffrey Smith Financial Group, officially opened his new location at 8 Norwich St. in Worcester, and unveiled his insurtech startup Concordia Exchange at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday.
January 26, 2023
National Grid offers $1K grants to help small businesses pay utility bills
January 25, 2023Electric utility National Grid is handing out 1,000 grants of $1,000 each to small businesses in Central Massachusetts as part of its statewide attempt to help soften the blow of the energy cost increases.
January 25, 2023
Stretch codes: More stringent building codes coming to Central Mass.
Updated: January 23, 2023With new building codes on the horizon, battles will be fought in the name of progress, as developers and various interest groups are hesitant to make sweeping changes.
Updated: January 23, 2023
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