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The Gaming Commission on Thursday moved towards narrowing down the date for the launch of legal in-person sports betting in Massachusetts and it appears as if the first bets could be placed during a "soft launch" on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023 by people hand-picked by the commission and the betting companies.

Certain high-profile subsectors of the manufacturing industry, like marijuana and beer, will slow and search for new revenues.

In December 2022, the WBJ Editorial staff made 10 predictions of what this year’s headlines would bring. They were bold, and they were mostly wrong. We got three right. Here are our predictions and what actually happened.

Every December, the WBJ Editorial staff predicts possible news events for the coming year. Here are our predictions and why they will happen.

Daniel Yarnie, co-owner of Northborough real estate development company Polar Views, LLC, purchased a former Cornerstone Bank branch in Oxford for $750,000.

Massachusetts employers added 17,300 jobs in November, labor officials announced Friday, putting the state within striking distance of returning to a pre-pandemic level of employment.

AKROS Development owner Zachary Kiritsy purchased the former site of Fairway Beef in Worcester for $900,000.

This year marks the 10th anniversary for Bay State Brewing Co. The company started when Co-founder Chip Jarry began bringing beer he brewed to a hockey rink locker room.

Members of the Cannabis Control Commission voted Thursday to approve a fiscal year 2024 budget request of more than $23.7 million, including 26 new hires and $1.5 million to fund public awareness campaigns called for in this summer's cannabis industry reform law.

A New Jersey based company has submitted an application to the Worcester’s Zoning Board of Appeals to tear down the 5 & Diner restaurant at 525 Lincoln St. to build a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen location.