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  • 2022 Power 50: Olivia Scanlon

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    New housing, commercial developments, infrastructure, and public facilities are all great at economic development, but it takes a vibrant cultural scene to truly create a place where people want to be. In the past year, perhaps no one has

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Ulysses Youngblood

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Ulysses Youngblood likes being an unassuming man, who people would never guess runs his own cannabis business or teaches about entrepreneurship at Clark University.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • Acton beauty salon loaned $50K for new laser system

    Anthony Buscarino April 25, 2022

    Acton company Lyla Beauty Bar was granted a $50,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. to support the purchase of new laser system equipment, the small business financing organization announced Monday.

    Anthony Buscarino April 25, 2022
  • It's official: Crust Bakeshop owners to buy BirchTree Bread

    Katherine Hamilton April 21, 2022

    The owners of Crust Bakeshop in Worcester were approved for a license transfer for BirchTree Bread Co., also in Worcester, and plan to purchase the coffee shop in May.

    Katherine Hamilton April 21, 2022
  • TJX Cos. aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040 

    Katherine Hamilton April 21, 2022

    The TJX Cos., Inc., headquartered in Framingham, on Wednesday announced plans for a global expansion and acceleration of its environmental sustainability goals, with plans to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in its operations by 2040.

    Katherine Hamilton April 21, 2022
  • Boston developer proposes 68-acre life sciences campus at BJ's former Westborough headquarters

    Katherine Hamilton April 21, 2022

    Samuels & Associates, a Boston-based real estate developer, is proposing a four-building life sciences park at the former BJ’s Wholesale Club headquarters in Westborough.

    Katherine Hamilton April 21, 2022
  • Cannabis industry expecting sales jump for 4/20

    Alexander MacDougall April 19, 2022

    Following Easter Sunday, marijuana enthusiasts across the state are gearing up for another widely celebrated, but far less formal, holiday – the marking of April 20, or 4/20.

    Alexander MacDougall April 19, 2022
  • SBA honors five Central Mass. businesses of the year

    Anthony Buscarino April 12, 2022

    The honors include Family Owned Business of the Year, Minority Owned Business of the Year, Women Owned Business of the Year, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and Small Manufacturer of the Year.

    Anthony Buscarino April 12, 2022
  • Site of $300M Amazon distribution center in Charlton sells for $10M

    Katherine Hamilton April 6, 2022

    The 98-acre plot of land in Charlton due to become a construction site for a $300-million Amazon distribution center sold for $10 million on Monday.

    Katherine Hamilton April 6, 2022
  • Manufacturing awards: Catania Oils is more than a business; it’s family

    Sloane M. Perron Updated: April 4, 2022

    Every child born into the Basile family is baptized with olive oil while all of the oil holding tanks are named after family members or longtime employees.

    Sloane M. Perron Updated: April 4, 2022
  • WBJ names the Manufacturing Excellence Award winners for 2022

    Updated: April 4, 2022

    Now, in its seventh year, the Manufacturing Excellence Awards seeks to accentuate the top performers in a highly complex and varied industry.

    Updated: April 4, 2022
  • HomeGoods introduces new digital tool for home design

    Sloane M. Perron March 31, 2022

    The HomeGoods division of Framingham retail parent TJX Cos. launched its new digital tool to help consumers with their home design projects.

    Sloane M. Perron March 31, 2022
  • NEADS and Walmart to remove fake service dog vests from stores

    Sloane M. Perron March 30, 2022

    Princeton nonprofit NEADS World Class Service Dogs collaborated with American retail giant Walmart to remove fake service dog vests from store shelves in Massachusetts and throughout the East Coast.

    Sloane M. Perron March 30, 2022
  • Southbridge apartment entrepreneurs buy retail plaza for $12.6M

    Katherine Hamilton March 21, 2022

    Two businesspeople, who previously owned an apartment complex in Southbridge, bought a 13-acre commercial retail plaza in that town for $12.6 million on Wednesday.

    Katherine Hamilton March 21, 2022
  • Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 6: Competing hardware stores

    Updated: March 21, 2022

    What was the name of Daniel Waldo’s original hardware store when it closed in 2017?

    Updated: March 21, 2022
  • Infiltrating Worcester's inner circle

    Sarah Connell Sanders Updated: March 21, 2022

    Informal meetings take place across Worcester everyday with the express goal of uplifting a Gateway City on the brink of larger economic and cultural significance.

    Sarah Connell Sanders Updated: March 21, 2022

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Does your organization have a succession plan in place for its top leadership?
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Stowe construction company E.T.& L. has named its first non-familial president and owner in more than 70 years following the retirement of Jennie Lee Colosi. Colosi started coordinating her succession plan five years prior to stepping down and worked with company staff, leadership, and a consultant to select Kerry Maynard as her replacement. In December, Southbridge-based  United Way of South Central Massachusetts and Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District each selected new executive directors, neither of whom were in line to take over before their predecessors planned their departures.