Hospitality

Although the growth slowed last year, 2022 still showed Central Massachusetts has become a destination for new businesses. Another 2,772 new businesses incorporated in the region in 2022, a 1.5% increase over the eye-popping 2021 figures.

Locally sourced food seller Maker to Main will close its store on Worcester’s Main Street in March and open a larger, more complete grocery store in the Canal District.

Aero Coffee Roasters was supposed to open in February of 2020, but, like everything that happened in 2020, the COVID pandemic had other plans

A third incident involving illegal bets on college basketball is soon to be before the Gaming Commission, regulators learned Tuesday as they tried to determine the best way for them to "set the goalposts" as to how they will handle this type of matter with the new industry they now oversee.

The DCU Center, owned by the City of Worcester and managed by ASM Global, will replace all of its arena seating over a five-month period centered around this summer.

The regulatory body Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission extended until the end of the year a trio of COVID-induced orders designed for easier access to medical marijuana.

“It's really sexy to blame Polar Park or to blame lack of parking,” said Owner Jessica Walsh. “But it’s not the reason. It minimizes the real reasons.”

Motif FoodWorks announced on Tuesday that it will offer fermentation and bioprocessing services to customers as it opens its 65,000 square foot facility in Northborough.

The Worcester Arts Council has awarded $277,773 to fund local cultural projects, approximately $72,000 more than in 2022.

The Chandler Street location of Bushel ‘N Peck, a longtime sandwich shop in Worcester, was sold to the owner of a Charlton restaurant on Friday. The remaining three Bushel ‘N Peck locations will be unaffected.