Hospitality

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Every year, WBJ's editorial staff makes 10 predictions for news events in the coming year. Turns out, 2021 was almost impossible to predict, as we got three right.

Manufacturing is a $6.5-billion industry in Central Massachusetts, with multiple sectors experiencing upheaval in 2021. Here’s what is on tap for next year.

Every December, the WBJ Editorial Staff makes 10 predictions of news events and trends coming in the next year for the Central Massachusetts economy.

An entity registered to Weidong Wang, the owner of Baba Sushi in Worcester, has purchased three parcels of land along Shrewsbury Street, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

Bisousweet Confections, a Shirley-based wholesale bakery supplying baked goods to retailers nationwide, is expanding into a new facility in Leominster.

Two storefronts spanning 105-111 Water St. in Worcester were sold for $1.3 million to the president of the Canal District Alliance, Jefferson Mararian, who owns several other properties in the city.

The City of Worcester’s team-friendly effort to pay off the $160-million cost of the Polar Park baseball stadium over 30 years is off to a rocky start.

Christmas tree farms were taken by storm last year, as shoppers jumped at the chance to partake in a relatively safe, outdoor holiday activity. Local farms sold out their stock in a fraction of the time they’d expect in a normal year.

A Shrewsbury Street restaurant which closed during the beginning of the pandemic has been sold to a family of Asian-cuisine connoisseurs.