Laura DiBenedetto founded Vision Advertising in Worcester when she was 19. After nearly two decades of purposeful slow growth, her firm specializes in advertising for hospitality and professional services firms.
The world's only professional drone racing organization competed in Fitchburg this month and will air on television in June, giving the North Central city a chance to introduce itself to millions of people around the world.
Spurred by millions in hotel tax collections and efforts by city officials to create a more well-rounded city, Marlborough is moving on from being a haven for major employers through new retail, residential and visitor developments.
The state gave its approval Thursday to the sale of the Suffolk Downs horse track, the state's only such track, though the owner has pledged to continue racing at least through next year.
Due to hockey's rising popularity and the possibility of adding more winter sports like curling and speed skating, the New England Sports Center in Marlborough will open two new ice rinks by August.
The owner of Worcester restaurants The Usual and The Blackstone Tap has been indicted on charges that he used more than $1 million in drug-sale money to buy and renovate nine properties.
Our state's alcohol statutes, which were put in place in 1933, lack the cohesiveness that businesses and the ABCC require to operate efficiently and effectively.