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Small Business

  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Katherine Aguilar

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: August 22, 2022

    At 25, Aguilar started her own company: the first plastic-free gift shop in Worcester.

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty: Lauren Crossman-Nanof

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: August 22, 2022

    Crossman-Nanof measures her success in empowering other women in the trades and in her community, but that’s not for lack of achievement in her own business.

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Natalie Rodriguez

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: August 22, 2022

    Rodriguez started out in the hospitality industry at 16, worked her way up to a hotel manager, and, in 2019, opened her own Puerto Rican restaurant, where she is the head chef.

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: August 22, 2022
  • The Judges: How WBJ picked the 40 Under Forty, Class of 2022

    Updated: August 22, 2022

    This year’s 40 Under Forty class was selected from the top candidates out of 211 nominations for 119 professionals in the Central Massachusetts business community.

    Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Liz Estabrooks

    Laura Finaldi Updated: August 22, 2022

    Estabrooks’ versatility, tenacity, and diligence are what led her to launch her own business, Jax Seafood, which offers everything from lobster to ahi tuna to mussels to swordfish to whole belly clams.

    Laura Finaldi Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Vanessa Calixto

    Timothy Doyle Updated: August 22, 2022

    Calixto uses her talent and time to ensure that artists from Worcester’s communities of color have space to perform and display their work, as space becomes scarcer.

    Timothy Doyle Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Amanda White

    Timothy Doyle Updated: August 22, 2022

    With two graduate business degrees, two startup companies, and several nursing certifications, White has the experience and qualifications for leadership.

    Timothy Doyle Updated: August 22, 2022
  • Movers & Shakers for Aug. 22, 2022

    Updated: August 22, 2022

    Among the companies with recent hires and promotions are MAPFRE USA, Central One Federal Credit Union, Country Bank, and Rollstone Bank & Trust.

    Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Matt Majikas

    Laura Finaldi Updated: August 22, 2022

    In 2019, Majikas grew his DJing side hustle to the point where he was making more than twice what he made at his day job selling ads for the Worcester Business Journal.

    Laura Finaldi Updated: August 22, 2022
  • Worcester pub & restaurant to close after 52 years

    Timothy Doyle August 19, 2022

    Family-owned Suney’s Pub and Family Restaurant is closing after 52 years in business, the owners announced in a Facebook post on Thursday.

    Timothy Doyle August 19, 2022
  • Fitchburg furniture store receives $15K NCMDC loan

    Timothy Doyle August 9, 2022

    Lucy’s Furniture and Upholstery of Fitchburg received a $15,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. of Fitchburg, to purchase fabric for furniture repair.

    Timothy Doyle August 9, 2022
  • North Central Mass. Development Corp. approves $50K loan for Leominster business

    Timothy Doyle August 5, 2022

    VP Auto Repair and Mechanical of Leominster will receive a $50,000 loan for improvements and equipment, approved by the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. which is the economic development arm of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of

    Timothy Doyle August 5, 2022
  • Two dentists purchase Shrewsbury medical building for $6M

    Timothy Doyle August 1, 2022

    A corporation registered to two orthodontists purchased a medical professional building at 604 Main St. in Shrewsbury for $6 million on Friday.

    Timothy Doyle August 1, 2022
  • O’Connor’s Restaurant property sells for $2.2 million

    Timothy Doyle August 1, 2022

    Claire and Brendan O’Connor sold the location of their beloved Worcester restaurant to its new owners, the Maxwell family, for $2.2 million.

    Timothy Doyle August 1, 2022
  • Worcester small businesses, property owners, nonprofits eligible for up to $1M in ARPA funds

    Timothy Doyle August 1, 2022

    The City of Worcester has opened the application window for five business and community programs funded from the $146 million in American Rescue Plan Act money received by the City.

    Timothy Doyle August 1, 2022
  • Mass. legislature agrees on cannabis reform bill

    Colin A. Young from State House News Service August 1, 2022

    A compromise bill aimed at helping to grow the legal cannabis industry and making it more equitable emerged just before midnight Sunday after nearly a month of negotiations and quickly passed through both the House and Senate.

    Colin A. Young from State House News Service August 1, 2022

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Should more be done to connect Worcester neighborhoods separated by I-290?
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The Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Board will soon begin a study assessing redesign options for the Vernon Street Bridge over Interstate 290 in an effort to connect the Worcester neighborhoods that sit on either side. The project aims to bolster mobility and access, which target community goals including affordable housing and expanded park space, and multimodal safety improvements to reduce conflicts between vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians. So far, the project has received $125,000 in funding from the planning board in addition to $625,000 in state and federal commitments.