Hospitality

Gourmet Caterers of Boston has purchased Peppers Artful Events of Northborough from the wife-and-husband team who’ve run the high-profile catering company for 35 years.

Sean “Diddy” Combs – the rapper, businessman, and producer – is buying three cannabis businesses in Worcester and Leicester, as part of a $185-million deal to buy 12 marijuana locations in Massachusetts, New York, and Illinois.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. provided a $125,000 loan to help the owners of Crust Bakeshop fund the purchase of BirchTree Bread Co., as part of a larger financing package from TD Bank of New Jersey.

The management company that owns 21 Dunkin locations across Central Massachsuetts has agreed to pay more than $145,000 for child labor violations at the locations, resolving more than 1,200 allegations.

The Worcester Red Sox saw significant improvement in attendance in their second year at Polar Park, after finishing sixth overall in an inaugural season.

The workforce became decentralized, and fewer people went out for a quick lunch.

The U.S. economy rebounded in the third quarter, growing at a 2.6% annual rate after contracting in the second quarter.

Delicious Dips, a bakery offering custom orders of cakes as well as a walk-in retail service featuring items like smoothies, has received a $30,000 small business loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. in Fitchburg.

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts in September dropped to 3.4%, down two tenths of a percentage point from August and down 1.7% from September 2021.

Wooden Bar is housed in the location of 3cross Fermentation Cooperative, which closed during the early waves of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.