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American Rescue Plan Act includes billions of aid for small businesses
March 12, 2021The American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9-trillion economic relief package signed into law on Thursday by President Joe Biden, is slated to provide billions of dollars in aid to small businesses around the country.
March 12, 2021
North County chamber loans $30K to Worcester businesses for COVID relief
March 11, 2021The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. announced Tuesday it has approved two loans amounting in $30,000 to go towards 290 Auto Body Inc. and American Transport, both in Worcester.
March 11, 2021
Brew City will reopen one week from Friday
March 8, 2021Brew City Grill & Brew House on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester will reopen one week from Friday, on March 19, following a temporary closure which began in January, spurred by difficulties in running the restaurant under heightened coronavirus
March 8, 2021
Mass. employers riding confidence wave into spring
March 8, 2021Confidence among Massachusetts employers continued to build in February, and has risen in seven of the last nine months.
March 8, 2021
Unemployment insurance bills on hold as DUA awaits legislative intervention
March 8, 2021The state is more than a month late in notifying businesses how much they will owe in unemployment insurance contributions for the first three months of the year, and the Department of Unemployment Insurance told employers last week it was prepared
March 8, 2021
Valley Florist in E. Templeton receives $10K in startup money
March 5, 2021Valley Florist and Greenhouse in East Templeton has received a $10,000 small business loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp., the Fitchburg organization announced Friday.
March 5, 2021
D’Errico’s Market will open third location in Leominster, scouting for fourth
February 26, 2021As long as current plans stay on track, D’Errico’s Market in Worcester will expand out of Worcester and into Leominster this summer, Owner Rodrigo DeOliveira said on Thursday.
February 26, 2021
Baker ready to move into last phase of reopening
February 26, 2021Gov. Charlie Baker took a major step forward Thursday to reopen parts of the economy that have been shuttered, in some cases, since the beginning of the pandemic.
February 26, 2021
Worcester chamber asks city to reopen bar dining
February 22, 2021The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce has asked City Manager Edward Augustus to consider reopening bar dining in a Feb. 17 letter from Alex Guardiola, chamber director of government affairs and public policy.
February 22, 2021
Camping World Holdings acquires Flagg RV in Uxbridge, West Boylston
February 18, 2021Camping World Holdings of Illinois has acquired Flagg RV locations in Uxbridge and West Boylston, the Illinois company announced on Thursday.
February 18, 2021
Report outlines options to address unemployment trust
February 18, 2021A new report from a Tufts University think tank suggests that now "may not be an optimal moment" to raise unemployment tax rates, but says that a repeated pattern of rate freezes is a "recipe for long-term insolvency and future debt."
February 18, 2021
After struggles of 2020, Mass. employers optimistic to start new year
February 10, 2021Confidence levels among Massachusetts employers rose for the fourth straight month and spilled into positive territory for the first time since before the pandemic, according to index results released Tuesday reflecting a survey of more than 140
February 10, 2021
The Boardroom Gap: Mass. paid family leave law makes it easier for women to advance in careers
Updated: February 8, 2021When Kate Tobiasson, a Westborough resident who spent nearly 15 years working as an English teacher at three different Central Massachusetts school districts, was about to give birth to her first son in February 2013, she had fortunately saved
Updated: February 8, 2021
Biz restrictions easing due to positive virus trends
February 4, 2021Shops, restaurants, gyms and other businesses will be able to welcome more patrons into their spaces starting Monday after Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday announced he'll ease the capacity restrictions he imposed in hopes of tamping down COVID-19
February 4, 2021
Tax assistance program seen as difference maker
February 1, 2021Two years ago, Del Valle said Friday, she purchased a house and was able to expand the backyard using money she gained from a refund facilitated through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, program. That in turn gave her clearance to open
February 1, 2021
Barstool Sports bails out four Central Mass. businesses with relief fund
January 29, 2021The popular blog Barstool Sports, originally founded in Massachusetts but now headquartered in New York City, has provided financial relief to four Central Mass. businesses.
January 29, 2021
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