Hospitality

WBJ’s Best of Business awards are centered around one idea: referrals.

Beer has become big business. In Massachusetts, the industry supports more than 14,000 employees and, according to the Brewers Association, had an economic impact of more than $1.6 billion in 2021.

In February 2021, two artists and entrepreneurs created a new connection for artists, a for-profit glossy magazine featuring the work and writing of artists from around New England and the world: Juniper Rag.

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Massachusetts dropped to $3.35 on Tuesday, three cents lower than a year ago on Jan. 3, 2022.

The minimum wage for workers in Massachusetts will hit a new high on Sunday, when it rises to $15 an hour and $6.75 per hour for tipped service workers, provided their tips bring them up to at least $15 per hour. 

Fitchburg has a new cannabis dispensary. On Wednesday, Green Meadows Farm LLC opened its second cannabis dispensary in Massachusetts at 50 Walton St. in Fitchburg. 

Galaxy Links, LLC, registered to Galaxy Development principal Michael O’Brien, has purchased Sutton’s Pleasant Valley Country Club.

Bri’s Sweet Treats, a Leicester-based chocolatier owned by Briana Azier, will open a location in the Worcester Public Market, expecting to begin serving her products in mid-January.

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. of Tallahassee, Florida, will pay a $14,502 fine after reaching a settlement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Fitchburg State University will receive $2 million in federal money for a new downtown black box theater.