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Skylite Roller Skating Center sells for $890K to smoke shop owners
September 30, 2021Skylite Roller Skating Center on Park Avenue in Worcester sold for $890,000 to a group of entrepreneurs connected with Worcester smoke shop Lili’s Glass, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.
September 30, 2021
Revival: The independent bookstore industry is growing with a loyal customer base wanting to shop local
Updated: September 27, 2021As people around the U.S. turned inward over the last year and a half, consumers appear to have found a respite from the onslaught of technology dependence: reading.
Updated: September 27, 2021
A day for the dead: Worcester’s Latino business community aims to bring attention to disparities laid bare by the pandemic
Updated: September 27, 2021Latino business and community leaders are working together to plan a celebration focused on highlighting the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on Latinos.
Updated: September 27, 2021
George’s Coney Island unable to open Monday because of staffing
September 20, 2021George’s Coney Island in Worcester is closed Monday because of a reported staffing shortage, the iconic restaurant said in a Sunday night Facebook post.
September 20, 2021
Worcester mask mandate goes into effect Monday
September 20, 2021Citing a month-to-month coronavirus case count which tripled from June to July and again from July to August, the City of Worcester announced on Friday a revived mask mandate for all indoor private common spaces in workplaces and indoor private
September 20, 2021
Largest minority-owned Central Mass. business names new CEO
September 17, 2021Resource Management, Inc., a family-owned human resources outsourcing company in Fitchburg, announced founder and current CEO Rey Lopez will step into a new role as director of sales while his daughter and current company president, Rachel Lopez,
September 17, 2021
Worcester man pleads guilty to $195K CARES Act false business fraud
September 16, 2021A Worcester man pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for fraudulently applying for a business loan from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and using the funds for personal expenses, according to a Wednesday release
September 16, 2021
Cannabis regulators & local operators take up the fight for industry equity
Updated: September 13, 2021Inequalities in the industry persist, and large multistate operators continue to dominate the cannabis market, even in the face of several Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission programs designed to give certain groups of people a leg up in
Updated: September 13, 2021
Business confidence sinks in August as COVID uncertainty builds
September 7, 2021Having risen to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic in June and July, business confidence took a step back in August as Massachusetts employers dealt with waves of Delta variant cases, worker shortages and supply chain disruptions,
September 7, 2021
40 Under Forty 2021: Grace Lam
Updated: August 16, 2021If you’ve been on Instagram in the last several years, there’s a solid chance you’re familiar with Fivefork Farms and its resplendent feed of blooming dahlias, fields of peonies, and bouquets of lisianthus. Boasting nearly 60,000 followers, Grace
Updated: August 16, 2021
Leadership Worcester announces 2022 class
August 11, 2021The Worcester Region Chamber of Commerce announced on Tuesday the 28 professionals selected for its 7th annual Leadership Worcester class.
August 11, 2021
Mass. employers increasingly confident in economic recovery
August 10, 2021A strong outlook among manufacturers and a sense among all employers that economic conditions are improving helped drive business confidence up in July to a level not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic, Associated Industries of Massachusetts
August 10, 2021
StartUp Worcester announces new cohort of 12 companies
July 28, 2021On Wednesday, The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce announced 12 startup companies who have been selected to participate in the 2021-2022 StartUp Worcester cohort.
July 28, 2021
BlueHive in Worcester launches graphics division
July 27, 2021BlueHive Group of Worcester, the parent company behind BlueHive Exhibits, continental Woodcraft, Trigon Creative and Lime I&D Services, announced on Tuesday it has launched a new brand called Bee Ready Graphics.
July 27, 2021
Ban on happy hour here to stay, says Baker
July 22, 2021Count Gov. Charlie Baker among those uninterested in reversing the state's decades-old ban on "happy hour" drink promotions, even if that position makes him, as he put it, "a stick in the mud."
July 22, 2021
Over 300 Central Mass. restaurants approved for $65.6M in COVID relief
July 15, 2021Before the program closed earlier in July, 306 Central Massachusetts businesses received more than $65.6 million in coronavirus federal aid from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, according to data from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
July 15, 2021
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