Hospitality

The U.S. Small Business Administration is launching a $28.6-billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund aimed at providing financial relief for those negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, the agency announced on Saturday.

The Clam Box, a landmark restaurant on Route 9 in Brookfield, now owns the land where it had long leased. Tim Dugas and his wife, Cynthia, bought the site at 53 S. Maple St. in an auction April 12 for $310,000.

The annual Worcester festival stART on the Street will be canceled for the second year in a row, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the organization announced on Tuesday.

The first economic empowerment cannabis company to open in Worcester is moving forward with plans to open a second location right next to Fenway Park, Owner Ross Bradshaw said on Tuesday.

The Massachusetts regulatory body for legal cannabis has launched a searchable product catalogue, housed on the Cannabis Control Commission’s website, the CCC announced on Monday.

Cannabis Control Commissioner Jennifer Flanagan will step down from her seat on the Massachusetts cannabis regulatory body on April 30, she announced Tuesday.

A Mexican restaurant at the Worcester Public Market is slated to open its second location in the city on Highland Street.

The International in Bolton, which was closed for the 2020 season because of bankruptcy proceedings, is due to reopen on Monday with a renovated clubhouse and more course changes ahead.

The Massachusetts Pirates will be partially sponsored by cannabis company Resinate during their upcoming season, the two Worcester companies announced on Tuesday.

The New England Council, a business-minded organization that maintains close ties to members of Congress from the six northeast states, last week voiced its support for federal legislation to protect banks working with state-legal marijuana companies from federal regulatory penalties.