Oct. 3, 2022 - Worcester Business Journal

Arts & Entertainment

🔒Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 16: Davey’s bags

In addition to being Chester Herwitz’ business partner in Davey's handbags, how was Davida related to him?

Opinion

🔒A Thousand Words: Downtown development stoppage

Banking & Finance

🔒Q&A: Solvus Global aims to solve the world’s problems

Newlywed Sean Kelly co-founded Solvus Global with Aaron Birt to research solutions to problems plaguing the business world, by spinning off companies addressing those specific needs.

News

🔒Editorial: Pass the SAFE Banking Act

The lack of having clear federal guidance has led Massachusetts banks into murky waters, where they can provide some services to marijuana businesses, but it still puts their Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. standing at risk.

Opinion

🔒Viewpoint: Why a nonprofit?

The entrepreneurial spirit is in full bloom; from expansions of small businesses, influx of content creators, downfalls...

Banking & Finance

🔒Movers & Shakers for Oct. 3, 2022

People are on the move at GFA Federal Credit Union, Mirick O’Connell, and more.

Advice

🔒101: How to deal with email frustrations

If you want to communicate effectively in the workplace, here are some strategies to help with your email game.

Advice

🔒Overcoming business roadblocks

Owning a business can sometimes feel like you are trying to cross the street while things are being thrown at you.

Advice

🔒5 Things I know about … Being productive during the fall season

Here are five strategies to accelerate your productivity during the fourth quarter and maximize those daylight hours.

Banking & Finance

🔒The nation’s largest bank is opening its first branch in Worcester, as local banks adjust to a changing market

Will a big bank like Chase put Central Massachusetts-headquartered banks at a disadvantage? Industry leaders here don’t think so.

Agriculture

🔒For some banks, doing business with the billion-dollar marijuana industry is well worth the risk

Shortly after Massachusetts residents voted to legalize recreational marijuana for adult use, officials at BayCoast Bank realized there could be a problem.

Economy

🔒Beer’s (almost) missing ingredient: carbon dioxide

Talk of CO2 shortages has become commonplace among brewers in Central Massachusetts.

Arts & Entertainment

🔒Fitchburg’s artistic legacy drives downtown’s economic development efforts

Fitchburg is attempting to reclaim its artistic heritage by centering the economic development of its downtown on arts and culture.

News

🔒From the editor: Going back on the road

At WBJ, we strive to be the go-to source for business news throughout all of Central Massachusetts. That geography extends as far east as Natick, west to Harwick, north to the New Hampshire border, and south to the Connecticut and Rhode Island borders.

Government & Politics

Developer halts $55M Worcester project, considers sale of Main St. site

Construction of SilverBrick SkyHouse, a proposed $55-million, 312-unit renovation of 340 Main St. in Worcester, is on hold.

Oct. 3, 2022Edition

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