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Baker: Small biz COVID-19 aid program is largest in the U.S.
January 29, 2021Another 1,100 Massachusetts small businesses will split $45.3 million in grants designed to keep them afloat during the COVID-19 crisis, the Baker administration announced Thursday.
January 29, 2021
Connector extends open enrollment until March 23
January 25, 2021Residents who need to buy health insurance will now have until March 23 to get coverage through the Massachusetts Health Connector's open enrollment period, the Connector announced Friday.
January 25, 2021
Zero malls: Worcester is no longer a regional indoor shopping destination
Updated: January 25, 2021Worcester may have improbably managed to keep shoppers coming into the city in the age of new highways and suburbanization, but it didn’t last. In the past decade or two, Worcester has seemed to lose its place as the shopping heart of Worcester
Updated: January 25, 2021
The Queen’s Cups founder launches small events business
January 22, 2021Renee Diaz, founder of popular Worcester bakery The Queen’s Cups, is side-stepping into party planning, launching a second business aimed at organizing and coordinating smaller, more intimate events.
January 22, 2021-
Baker refiling UI rate relief bill that died last session
January 14, 2021Gov. Charlie Baker had hoped the Legislature would act quickly on a business relief bill he filed last month, but lawmakers were unable to get the proposal across the finish line before the last session ended, prompting Baker to restart his push
January 14, 2021 
Premium pay on chopping block for three more holidays
January 14, 2021Employees who worked New Year's Day will be the last to get paid time-and-a-half for their efforts on the holiday if Gov. Charlie Baker signs off on a piece of the $626 million economic development bill on his desk.
January 14, 2021
ten24 announces formation of Slatwall Commerce
January 13, 2021Worcester software firm ten24 Digital Solutions launched a new company on Jan. 1 to drive growth for its headless commerce software, the company announced on Wednesday.
January 13, 2021-
Community financial institutions given priority access for PPP applications
January 12, 2021Community financial institutions have been given priority during the second round of Paycheck Protection Program applications, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced on Monday.
January 12, 2021 
SBA on Monday to reopen second PPP round
January 8, 2021The U.S. Small Business Administration announced on Friday the Paycheck Protection Program would re-open on Jan. 11 to new borrowers and certain previous recipients who want to apply for a second coronavirus relief loan.
January 8, 2021
Restrictions extended, ICUs afforded staffing flexibility
January 8, 2021The post-Christmas business restrictions put in place by Gov. Charlie Baker to prevent a worst-case holiday surge of COVID-19 will be extended at least an additional two weeks as the number of daily new cases of the virus in Massachusetts and the
January 8, 2021
WBJ Podcast: Small businesses financing in 2021
January 7, 2021Patrick Smith, the head of small business banking at Santander Bank, joins the Weekly Business Report to advise small businesses on the opportunities and pitfalls for financing in the coming year, especially as companies begin to emerge from the
January 7, 2021
Legislature agrees to $626M economic development bill
January 6, 2021With many businesses on the brink after months of scraping by through the pandemic, the Legislature struck a late-night deal Wednesday to inject hundreds of millions of dollars into the economy in an effort to spur job growth and keep businesses
January 6, 2021
Deadline for nominations for Business Leader of the Year and WBJ Hall of Fame is today
January 4, 2021Nominations are open for WBJ's Business Leaders of the Year and Hall of Fame awards, both of which aim to honor those Central Mass. individuals who have made names for themselves in their industries and communities.
January 4, 2021-
Federal aid, rainy day fund unlocked money for small biz grants
January 4, 2021When Gov. Charlie Baker sprung a massive $668 million small business relief grant program on Massachusetts last week, he seemed sure about its potential but was vague about its funding sources, saying the plan hinged on flexibility in allocating
January 4, 2021 
SBA extends pandemic emergency relief deadline to end of 2021
December 31, 2020The U.S. Small Business Administration has extended the deadline for companies to file for pandemic disaster relief until the end of 2021, it said Wednesday.
December 31, 2020
Worcester County small businesses revenue dropped 46% in 2020
December 31, 2020Small businesses in Worcester County were pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic like their counterparts virtually everywhere. New data shows their business is likely to end the year down almost half from where they started.
December 31, 2020
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