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Iconic Worcester music store to close
March 15, 2022Park Avenue music store Jelly’s Discs in Worcester is closing its doors on April 3 after 21 years in business.
March 15, 2022
Liquor stores and supermarkets clash over alcohol sale regulations
March 15, 2022After dodging what would have been a well-financed ballot campaign to lift the cap on alcohol licenses for food stores, Massachusetts package store owners told lawmakers they've come to the table with a compromise that is essential for their future
March 15, 2022
Massive retail center in Sturbridge drops $12M in value in recent sale
March 14, 2022An expansive outdoor shopping center in Sturbridge sold for $31.6 million on Thursday.
March 14, 2022
Shrewsbury manufacturer sells $9.25M HQ and retail plaza
March 14, 2022Industrial Polymers and Chemicals, Inc. sold its 87,200-square-foot Shrewsbury headquarters for $9.25 million in a leaseback deal closed Friday.
March 14, 2022
TJX divests $186M from Russian operations
March 7, 2022The TJX Cos., Inc., the Framingham-based parent company of TJ Maxx and Marshalls, has divested from an apparel retailer with more than 400 stores in Russia.
March 7, 2022
Business Leaders of the Year: Menkiti activates Worcester’s unrealized potential, one project at a time
Updated: March 7, 2022Bo Menkiti's underlying belief is communities have unrecognized value that would be positive for everyone if it was unlocked.
Updated: March 7, 2022
Business confidence: Why a new index shows local employers as overly optimistic
Updated: March 7, 2022Although it’s practically brand new, the Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index has revealed employer attitudes in the region are trending more optimistic than the rest of the state.
Updated: March 7, 2022
What’s on tap? Taproom sales key to local breweries’ survival
Updated: March 7, 2022For the 48 Central Mass. breweries, the lockdowns changed consumer behavior with people now accustomed to consuming beers at home. The lack of taproom sales has forced breweries to close their doors.
Updated: March 7, 2022
Amazon 4-star shops in Natick and Millbury to close
March 3, 2022Amazon 4-star stores located in the Natick Mall and The Shoppes at Blackstone Valley plaza in Millbury will close, along with almost all of Amazon’s physical stores, according to a report from Reuters Wednesday evening.
March 3, 2022
Cumberland Farms owner invests $50M in gas station rebranding
March 3, 2022EG Group, a United Kingdom gas station and convenience store retailer that purchased the Westborough-based Cumberland Farms chain in 2019, will invest $50 million in a rebranding effort across the East Coast.
March 3, 2022
Indoor golf simulator and bar to open at Worcester’s Trolley Yard
March 1, 2022X-Golf Worcester, an indoor golf course simulator and sports bar, will open at the Trolley Yard Plaza in Worcester on March 11. The facility at 287 Grove St. will feature nine golf simulators with 100 golf courses, as well as a full bar.
March 1, 2022
Redemption Rock to make beers more widely available
February 25, 2022Worcester manufacturer Redemption Rock Brewing Co. has signed a new distribution deal, making its cans available in large quantities outside its taproom walls for the first time.
February 25, 2022
CEO of Rotmans parent company lays groundwork for retirement, acquisition
February 23, 2022Steve Rotman, the 82-year-old CEO of Worcester manufacturer Vystar Corp., is restructuring his companies as part of a larger effort to transition to a new leader of the parent company with holdings including his family business Rotmans Furniture.
February 23, 2022
The year of the startup: Central Mass. entrepreneurialism soared to new heights in 2021
Updated: February 21, 2022The Great Resignation is plaguing employers large and small, and one hotly debated question has hiring managers asking where, exactly, all the quitting employees are moving to.
Updated: February 21, 2022
Q&A: Canal District leader sees bright future ahead of second WooSox season
February 18, 2022With the Polar Park baseball stadium entering its second year, COVID variants, new developments, and less restrictions afoot, questions arise as to the immediate future of businesses in the neighborhood.
February 18, 2022
Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 3
February 7, 2022What is the name of the student housing development now occupying the Osgood Bradley Building?
February 7, 2022
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