Hospitality

The former owner of Escape Games Worcester is planning to open an arcade bar inside the former Mass Barbell gym location on Grafton Street in Worcester.

The Worcester Redevelopment Authority is moving forward with lease negotiations for the owner of the former Country Music Ranch & Saloon to operate a restaurant and nightclub in Union Station.

Who's on the move in Central Massachusetts?

The DCU Center is in line for as much as nearly $37 million worth of upgrades in the coming few years.

Yet, there is concern from industry experts the hotel industry is heading for a slowdown; not necessarily reversing course but delivering much less robust growth. This is a valid concern, but it is weighed against the growing appeal of the region.

The forecasted stall in the nation's hotel industry would come as Worcester metropolitan area hotels mark five years of growth in occupancy rates and average nightly room rates.

Central Mass. doughnut shop Rocco's Doughnut Co. is opening a second location in Westborough on March 21.

The neighbor of a restaurant twice shut down because of a drug money laundering scheme is less than two weeks away from moving its authentic Greek concept into the next-door space.

The Massachusetts unemployment rate in January remained at 3.1 percent for the fourth straight month thanks to job gains across most industries, including hospitality and transportation.

Garden Remedies, a Fitchburg marijuana grower selling under the state's medicinal marijuana law, is now readying to open its doors in Marlborough to any adults looking to get high.