Arts & Entertainment

The tourist center on Dec. 2 had a changing of the guard when Diane Burnette retired after nearly 30 years with the center, which is a division of Fitchburg-based North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce. Sabbra Reyes was promoted as the new manager after being employed at the center for 15 years.

Employees at the Worcester Housing Authority, Clinton Savings Bank. and the Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts are making strides in their careers.

Every year starting in October, WBJ asks its readers to vote on the best companies in Central Massachusetts in a variety of categories, ranging from law firms and incubators to golf courses and restaurants.

Trying to keep pace with industry-driven technological advancements, regulators at the Mass. Gaming Commission got a briefing Thursday on a handful of high tech initiatives underway with the goal of bolstering responsible gambling efforts.

A professional recording studio, which has done work with major Hollywood stars and productions, is establishing its headquarters in Millbury.

Dan Kenary, a Worcester native and Mass. Bay Brewing’s co-founder and CEO, will lead the new entity as CEO.

The Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District, an organization working to strengthen the downtown economic and cultural landscape, has named Katelyn O’Brien as the nonprofit’s new executive director, effective this coming Monday. 

The Worcester Memorial Auditorium, colloquially known as the Aud, has sat vacant for the past 25 years.

Converting big-box retail spaces has become increasingly necessary as digital retail impacts demand.

In two summers, thousands of cyclists will line up at the College of the Holy Cross to begin their multi-mile journeys across Massachusetts as the Worcester college will serve as the starting line for the Pan-Mass Challenge come August 2026.