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  • Reduced proposal for The Cove project approved

    Katherine Hamilton February 3, 2022

    The Worcester Planning Board has unanimously approved a revised definitive site plan for The Cove, a mixed-use development in the Polar Park ballpark tax district, cutting the planned project from 13 stories to seven.

    Katherine Hamilton February 3, 2022
  • BJ's will acquire four distribution centers from Delaware partner

    Anthony Buscarino January 26, 2022

    Westborough-based retail chain BJ’s Wholesale Club is set to acquire four temperature-controlled food distribution centers and their assets from longtime partner Burris Logistics, the company announced Tuesday. 

    Anthony Buscarino January 26, 2022
  • Grafton Flea Market sells for $1M to Worcester convenience store owners

    Katherine Hamilton January 26, 2022

    The Grafton Flea Market sold for $1.1 million on Friday to the owners of a small convenience store in Worcester, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

    Katherine Hamilton January 26, 2022
  • CEO of Price Chopper parent company is retiring

    Monica Benevides January 20, 2022

    Scott Grimmett, CEO of Price Chopper's parent company Northeast Grocery, Inc., is retiring after a decade working with Price Chopper/Market 32, the New York grocery chain announced on Wednesday.

    Monica Benevides January 20, 2022
  • Worcester Regional Food Hub to move into Union Station with $1M renovation

    Katherine Hamilton January 18, 2022

    The Worcester Regional Food Hub, an organization focused on strengthening agriculture and economic development, has received $1 million to expand into a new space at Worcester’s Union Station.

    Katherine Hamilton January 18, 2022
  • WBJ seeks ideas for Power 50 list

    January 11, 2022

    The Worcester Business Journal editorial staff is seeking readers' ideas for this year's Power 50, WBJ's annual list of the most influential professionals in Central Massachusetts.

    January 11, 2022
  • Best of Business 2022: Employee Services

    Updated: January 10, 2022

    What are workers looking for? It’s a question employers asked all 2021, as the workforce saw a mass exodus now dubbed the Great Resignation.

    Updated: January 10, 2022
  • Walmart in Worcester temporarily closed for sanitation

    Sloane M. Perron January 7, 2022

    The Walmart Supercenter located at 25 Tobias Boland Way in Worcester announced on Thursday it was temporarily closing for cleaning and restocking purposes.

    Sloane M. Perron January 7, 2022
  • Online fashion boutique to open physical Hudson store

    Sloane M. Perron January 6, 2022

    Lady Black Tie, an online fashion company specializing in women’s formal wear, on Thursday announced its plans to open a brick-and-mortar store at 43 Broad St. in Hudson.

    Sloane M. Perron January 6, 2022
  • Amazon buys 93-acre Westborough business park

    Katherine Hamilton December 29, 2021

    Seattle e-commerce giant Amazon on Thursday purchased a 93-acre Westborough lot with an industrial office park for $65 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds, with plans to include at least a last-mile fulfillment

    Katherine Hamilton December 29, 2021
  • Mercantile restaurant development listed for sale for $5.7M

    Katherine Hamilton December 28, 2021

    A development at 2 Mercantile in Worcester, which is slated to become an upscale dining spot seating hundreds of patrons, is up for sale for $5.7 million, $1 million more than the owner invested in renovations, according to the website of Kelleher

    Katherine Hamilton December 28, 2021
  • Amazon site on Goddard Memorial Drive sells for $52M

    Katherine Hamilton December 28, 2021

    The site of Amazon’s DTB2 distribution center at 125 Goddard Memorial Dr. sold on Thursday for $52 million, about one year after the e-commerce giant announced it would move into a second location in Worcester.

    Katherine Hamilton December 28, 2021
  • Neiman Marcus sells Natick Mall unit to retail redeveloper

    Katherine Hamilton December 27, 2021

    Department store Neiman Marcus sold its 94,000-square-foot unit at the Natick Mall for $12.6 million to Boston real estate firm The Bulfinch Cos., according to real estate database CoStar.

    Katherine Hamilton December 27, 2021
  • TJX plans for office employees to work remotely heading into 2022

    Monica Benevides December 14, 2021

    Retail parent company TJX Cos., headquartered in Framingham, will ask its U.S. office employees to work remotely for the last week of December and first week of January, the company confirmed Tuesday morning.

    Monica Benevides December 14, 2021
  • State approves Charlton tax breaks for $300M Amazon center

    Monica Benevides December 10, 2021

    The Gov. Charlie Baker administration signed off on a 10-year tax-increment-financing agreement for a forthcoming Amazon distribution center in Charlton, according to a Thursday press release.

    Monica Benevides December 10, 2021
  • Polar Park to open fully automated retail store

    Katherine Hamilton December 10, 2021

    The Worcester Red Sox on Saturday will launch a fully automated retail center at Polar Park called WooSox Market, according to a Friday press release.

    Katherine Hamilton December 10, 2021

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