Hospitality

Old Sturbridge Village voted unanimously to extend the contract of president and CEO James Donahue through June 2017, the museum announced Wednesday.

The company that runs the DCU Center for the City of Worcester will continue to run it through 2020.

The City Council unanimously approved tax breaks Tuesday for a $38 million project to build two Downtown area hotels -- a Renaissance by Marriott at CitySquare and a Hampton Inn at Gateway Park.

The catering business that recently announced plans to build in Devens is a harbinger of more economic activity to come, according to Steve Catalano, owner of Dolce Brands, which specializes in serving the film industry. Catalano said he's in talks with other businesses interested in leasing space at the site of the former Hodges Theatre, which Catalano bought with the intention of razing it in the spring to rebuild a state-of-the-art catering facility adjacent to New England Studios. The four-stage studio facility opened this fall, and Hodges scooped up the theater -- which closed along with the former Fort Devens military base in the mid-1990s -- and its 3-acre parcel in anticipation of the start of filming next year.

A local caterer has bought the former Hodges Theater in Devens and the three acres on which it's situated, according to MassDevelopment, which sold the property for $120,000.

First Night Worcester launched a fundraising campaign Monday to cover a $25,000 budget shortfall stemming from declining corporate support.

Less than two months until it closes, the 83-year-old Higgins Armory Museum has begun the process to sell its historic Worcester building and surrounding property.

When it comes to beer, wine and liquor licenses, the Legislature is being asked to step aside and relinquish some control.

Worcester Baseball, operator of the new Worcester-based Futures League collegiate baseball, announced five finalists in its Name Your Team contest, which launched Sept. 30.

A housing developer paid $14.88 million Monday to buy a 23.5 acre parcel in Marlborough where it plans to build 350 apartments.