Hospitality

Nan’s Kitchen has raised $1.2 million to fuel expansion efforts after a customer-focused fundraising campaign.

Even though it’s always been centered around the idea of economic and community excellence, Worcester Business Journal’s Business Leader of the Year award has evolved over the years.

After a lifetime of cooking flavorful, traditional Salvadoran food for their family and friends, Ana and Sal Garcia are pursuing their dream of a full-fledged restaurant, Mami’s Kitchen.

Redemption Rock Brewing opened in an industrial area off Worcester’s Shrewsbury Street in January 2019, later becoming the first certified B Corp. craft brewery in the state in the process.

A restaurant specializing in Brazilian-style pizza is coming to the former Helfand’s Deli site in Worcester.

The site is home to Torito Mexican Restaurant and Mitti Chulha Indian restaurant.

Ocean State Job Lot appears set to open a store in Webster, following a $14.5-million purchase of a plaza, the site of a former Big Lots location.

Goldberg fired O'Brien in September 2024 after considering about 19 hours of meetings held last summer as well as two outside investigations, various documents, case law and policies. O'Brien is contesting her firing and has appealed it through Suffolk Superior Court.

Picco, a restaurant based in Boston’s South End serving pizza and ice cream, is set to open a second location in the historic Peoples Savings Bank building in Downtown Marlborough. 

Worcester science museum EcoTarium has enhanced its collection of mammal artifacts and sculptures, along with an unspecified monetary donation, from benefactors Peter and Joan Dirlam of Southbridge.