Monica Benevides

The licensing option is a track intended to make it easier for small businesses with less capital to start making sales and earn back their startup costs, but so far licensing has been plagued with the same types of challenges and delay-induced financing issues as much larger license endeavors.

Melody L. Beach Consulting Group, a human resources services company in Southbridge, announced it has acquired Dube Consulting of Newport, N.C. in a sale closed on Friday. 

The Hanover Insurance Group in Worcester reported a 56% increase in second quarter profits on Tuesday vs. the same time period in 2019.

Illinois cannabis company PharmaCann Inc. opened an adult-use marijuana dispensary at 939 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury on Tuesday, according to a press release. It is the first marijuana dispensary in the town.

Founder Andrew Hoffmann spoke with WBJ about what it’s like to run a startup during an international pandemic and elaborated on exactly what he believes ZehnTek, which works a variety of businesses, including manufacturers, can offer the business community.

Just over a month before the first switches out its CEO, Milford life sciences company Waters Corp. on Tuesday announced its profits dropped 15% in the second quarter, as its revenues fell 13%.

Stephen Murphy, the director of training at Worcester human services nonprofit Open Sky Community Services, retired after 38 years on June 30, the Worcester organization announced on Tuesday.

Clark University’s School of Professional Studies, located in Worcester, will launch a master’s degree in project management beginning in spring, the school announced last week.

Biotech company Enrich Therapeutics Inc. of Worcester and Groton, Conn., has secured $320,000 in seed funding, the two-year-old company announced on Friday.

The Worcester science museum EcoTarium is planning for what it termed an extended closure through fall and winter, the museum announced in a press release on Friday, citing a 90% attendance drop due to the coronavirus pandemic.