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For biz owners, mask enforcement is an added stress
Updated: August 3, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has forced Central Massachusetts business to take on new roles in preventing further spread of the disease, including enforcing mask-wearing in public and – at times – turning away would-be revenue-generating customers who
Updated: August 3, 2020
Baker considering rolling back economic reopening
July 31, 2020With upticks in positive COVID-19 testing rates linked to larger social events, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday that his administration is reviewing the state's guidance on gathering sizes, but blamed the behavior of people choosing to party
July 31, 2020
Marlborough re-opens $5K COVID business relief grants
July 30, 2020Small businesses in Marlborough will again be able to apply for grants of up to $5,000 to help them weather the coronavirus pandemic after 25 businesses received grants in the first round.
July 30, 2020
US Senate relief plan features stimulus checks, school aid
July 29, 2020Saying the nation "has one foot in the pandemic and one foot in the recovery," U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a long-awaited relief package on Monday that proposes another round of stimulus checks, a scaled-back extension of unemployment benefits
July 29, 2020
Uxbridge marijuana startup's advice to would-be entrepreneurs: Stay lean
July 15, 2020In an interview on the WBJ Podcast, the co-founders of Uxbridge cannabis startup Blackstone Valley Naturals said the key to surviving Massachusetts' long and expensive regulatory process is to stay as lean as possible.
July 15, 2020
Central Mass. firms skipped over local lenders for many PPP loans
July 14, 2020When Central Massachusetts businesses turned to banks for help applying for federal loans for coronavirus pandemic relief, they often skipped over local lenders in favor of national and larger options based outside the region, according to a
July 14, 2020
Baker feels pretty positive about relief package
July 13, 2020Uncertainty around whether the federal government will provide additional assistance to states and municipalities dealing with pandemic-related budget stress has been holding up progress on Beacon Hill, but Gov. Charlie Baker is optimistic that a
July 13, 2020-
Restaurants riding on hopes of televised sports
July 7, 2020Even though fans will not be back in the seats at venues once sports restart, restaurateurs are hoping that the return of professional sports to television will give their businesses a boost.
July 7, 2020 
Business confidence nearly in optimistic territory
July 7, 2020Business confidence in Massachusetts rebounded in June in lockstep with the reopening of economic sectors that had been sealed off by government order to guard against the spread of COVID-19.
July 7, 2020
Q&A: Former Worcester Magazine reporter Bill Shaner takes a stab at independent news gathering
Updated: July 6, 2020After two of his opinion columns were not allowed to be published, Bill Shaner quit GateHouse and started his own Worcester news opinion website.
Updated: July 6, 2020
Movers & Shakers for July 6, 2020
Updated: July 6, 2020Companies with new hires and promotions include UniBank, Vision Advertising, Westfield State University and Bay State Savings Bank, among others.
Updated: July 6, 2020
Paycheck Protection Program applications deadline on Tuesday
June 29, 2020More than $100 billion remains available for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program, which will stop accepting applications after Tuesday.
June 29, 2020
Poll: Many not eager to engage in state's reopening
June 24, 2020The gradual reopening of the economy in Massachusetts has led to employees feeling more stable in their jobs and financial situations over the past month, according to a new Suffolk University poll for WGBH News, the State House News Service, The
June 24, 2020
Mass. annual sales tax-free weekend set for Aug. 29-30
June 23, 2020The annual Mass. sales tax holiday will take place the weekend of Aug. 29-30, the Baker-Polito administration announced on Tuesday.
June 23, 2020
Black businesses matter: Despite their importance to disadvantaged communities, black-owned businesses comprise less than 1% of Worcester County firms
Updated: June 22, 2020At such a perilous time, the Worcester County business community is hampered by an uncomfortable problem: In the homogeneous world of business leadership in Worcester County, top officials at the area’s largest and best-known institutions are almost
Updated: June 22, 2020
Q&A: Soxcessful founder Michael Agbortoko Jr. helps clients dream big
Updated: June 22, 2020Michael Agbortoko, Jr. founded Soxcessful in Worcester’s Midtown Mall last year, both as a space for creatives and a business linking clients up with manufacturers all over the world.
Updated: June 22, 2020
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