Hospitality

The beer, a pilsner with an 4.4% ABV called Grass Fed, will exclusively be available at Fix locations.

Bringing the flavors he grew up on to the people of Central Massachusetts gives Perez energy for the long hours of being a self-employed restaurant owner and chef.

People are on the move at UMass Memorial Medical Group, MutualOne Bank, and Boston BioProducts.

WBJ readers voted for the top 55 companies in categories like Best Bank, Best Nonprofit Fundraiser Event, Best After-Work Bar, and Best Forensic Accountant.

As 2023 comes to a close, it’s time to look back at some of the major business stories that impacted key industries.

A judge late last week cleared the way for Treasurer Deborah Goldberg to hold a hearing on the potential termination of Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O'Brien, but the scheduling of that meeting is now tied to an open investigation that O'Brien thinks was "going well for her" when the treasurer's team started downplaying its significance.

For the second consecutive month, Massachusetts unemployment numbers saw a slight increase.

Chaos would probably be a fitting description for the cannabis industry in general during 2023 and don’t expect that chaos to dissipate in 2024.

The reverberations of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact will continue to impact the manufacturing space in 2024, as companies face challenges in adapting to supply chain shortages in certain sectors like pharmaceuticals, worker shortages, increased costs, and changing consumer trends.

In December 2022, the WBJ Editorial staff made 10 bold predictions for news events to happen in Central Massachusetts throughout the year. Turns out, we missed the mark on all but two.