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Small Business

  • Grafton Flea Market sells for $1M to Worcester convenience store owners

    Katherine Hamilton January 26, 2022

    The Grafton Flea Market sold for $1.1 million on Friday to the owners of a small convenience store in Worcester, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

    Katherine Hamilton January 26, 2022
  • Properties including site of former Diamond Inn bar sell for $1M  

    Katherine Hamilton January 24, 2022

    Two Worcester storefronts with apartments, including a bar now known as Beths’ on Grafton Hill, have been sold for just over $1 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

    Katherine Hamilton January 24, 2022
  • Coffee shop to open second Worcester location

    Katherine Hamilton January 24, 2022

    The Waltham-based coffee shop franchise will open its second Worcester location on Grove Street on Feb. 15, according to franchisee Neelu Moheghegh.

    Katherine Hamilton January 24, 2022
  • Closed Worcester brewery requests licenses for Cambridge Street location

    Katherine Hamilton January 24, 2022

    A closed Worcester brewery and taproom has applied for restaurant, liquor, and entertainment licenses at a new location on Cambridge Street.

    Katherine Hamilton January 24, 2022
  • Worcester Regional Food Hub to move into Union Station with $1M renovation

    Katherine Hamilton January 18, 2022

    The Worcester Regional Food Hub, an organization focused on strengthening agriculture and economic development, has received $1 million to expand into a new space at Worcester’s Union Station.

    Katherine Hamilton January 18, 2022
  • Sushi restaurateur buys former Living Earth Market property in Worcester

    Katherine Hamilton January 12, 2022

    About two years after announcing his business’s closure, Albert Maykel sold the plaza which formerly housed the Living Earth Market on Chandler Street in Worcester for $1.5 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

    Katherine Hamilton January 12, 2022
  • WBJ seeks ideas for Power 50 list

    January 11, 2022

    The Worcester Business Journal editorial staff is seeking readers' ideas for this year's Power 50, WBJ's annual list of the most influential professionals in Central Massachusetts.

    January 11, 2022
  • Family-owned gardening business in Westborough sold to car dealership for $2.5M

    Katherine Hamilton January 10, 2022

    A six-acre parcel in Westborough, including the site of closed garden center The Green Thumb, Inc., was sold to a Newton-based car dealer for $2.5 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

    Katherine Hamilton January 10, 2022
  • Central Mass. business confidence rises in December, immune to statewide trends

    Katherine Hamilton January 10, 2022

    While the state’s overall business confidence fell to a 10-month low in December, Central Massachusetts businesses appear to be more optimistic than the rest of the state, despite a month of COVID-related uncertainty.

    Katherine Hamilton January 10, 2022
  • Western-style bar opens in Dudley

    Katherine Hamilton January 5, 2022

    Whiskey Rocks Bar & Rodeo, a western-style restaurant in Dudley, opened Dec. 29 after six months of renovations and preparations, according to a Facebook post.

    Katherine Hamilton January 5, 2022
  • Boulevard Diner halts 24-hour operation for second time since pandemic’s start

    Katherine Hamilton December 20, 2021

    Boulevard Diner in Worcester announced on Saturday it will cease its 24-hour operation after being open 24/7 for the better part of 70 years, diner staffer Danielle Beshai confirmed Monday morning.

    Katherine Hamilton December 20, 2021
  • People to Meet in 2022: Derek Canton

    Sloane M. Perron December 20, 2021

    Canton has formed his career around the belief the purpose of financial technology, or fintech, is to address the needs of the community.

    Sloane M. Perron December 20, 2021
  • Here are 22 people you should meet in 2022

    December 20, 2021

    To help you navigate the ins and outs of the region's business community, WBJ has compiled a list for its Economic Forecast edition of 22 people who will have an outsized role in shaping those trends.

    December 20, 2021
  • Shirley wholesale baker expanding to Leominster in $3M project

    Katherine Hamilton December 13, 2021

    Bisousweet Confections, a Shirley-based wholesale bakery supplying baked goods to retailers nationwide, is expanding into a new facility in Leominster.

    Katherine Hamilton December 13, 2021
  • Central Mass. business confidence slightly below state average, first-ever regional report shows

    Katherine Hamilton December 13, 2021

    Central Massachusetts’ business confidence was 56.3 in November, a little below the state average, according to Associated Industries of Massachusetts’ Business Confidence Index, which featured a regional reading for Central Massachusetts for the

    Katherine Hamilton December 13, 2021
  • The Strand theater in Clinton is permanently closing

    Sloane M. Perron December 9, 2021

    The Strand in Clinton announced Thursday the historic theater will close permanently at the end of December.

    Sloane M. Perron December 9, 2021

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