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  • Worcester Planning Board approves Creative Hub, housing, Polar Park plaza

    Grant Welker February 12, 2021

    The long-planned Creative Hub Worcester arts and performance space was approved by the Worcester Planning Board on Wednesday, along with a 111-unit housing development on Brooks Street and a plaza that'll lead fans to the Polar Park baseball stadium.

    Grant Welker February 12, 2021
  • Nic + Zoe makes women's issues part of its brand

    Grant Welker Updated: February 8, 2021

    When Kamala Harris was sworn in as the country’s first female vice president, the Natick-based women’s clothing company Nic + Zoe celebrated the milestone on Instagram.

    Grant Welker Updated: February 8, 2021
  • Goodnow, Stormalong win national craft food awards

    February 4, 2021

    Three craft food companies from Massachusetts won Good Food Awards this year, and two are from MetroWest: Goodnow Farms Chocolate in Sudbury and Stormalong Cider in Sherborn.

    February 4, 2021
  • BJ's Wholesale Club teaming with Citizens for consumer financing

    February 4, 2021

    BJ's Wholesale Club members looking to pay for large purchases such as TVs or appliances can soon turn to Citizens Bank for financing.

    February 4, 2021
  • Michaels replacing Worcester A.C. Moore

    Grant Welker January 29, 2021

    The national arts and crafts chain Michaels is taking the place of a former A.C. Moore store in Worcester's Lincoln Plaza.

    Grant Welker January 29, 2021
  • Herb Chambers completes update to Sudbury dealership

    Sam Bonacci January 28, 2021

    The Herb Chambers Cos. have completed a renovation of the Herb Chambers Jaguar Land Rover Sudbury dealership featuring an expanded showroom and new technology center.

    Sam Bonacci January 28, 2021
  • Zero malls: Worcester is no longer a regional indoor shopping destination

    Grant Welker Updated: January 25, 2021

    Worcester may have improbably managed to keep shoppers coming into the city in the age of new highways and suburbanization, but it didn’t last. In the past decade or two, Worcester has seemed to lose its place as the shopping heart of Worcester

    Grant Welker Updated: January 25, 2021
  • Solomon Pond JCPenney sold as part of corporate restructuring

    Grant Welker January 20, 2021

    The JCPenney department store at the Solomon Pond Mall in Marlborough has sold for $4.3 million as part of a corporate restructuring separating the company's retail and property components.

    Grant Welker January 20, 2021
  • Premium pay on chopping block for three more holidays

    State House News Service January 14, 2021

    Employees who worked New Year's Day will be the last to get paid time-and-a-half for their efforts on the holiday if Gov. Charlie Baker signs off on a piece of the $626 million economic development bill on his desk.

    State House News Service January 14, 2021
  • Staples making another bid for Office Depot

    Grant Welker January 11, 2021

    It's been nearly five years since a plan for Staples to buy competitor Office Depot fell through. Now the Framingham office retailer is trying again.

    Grant Welker January 11, 2021
  • SBA on Monday to reopen second PPP round

    Monica Benevides January 8, 2021

    The U.S. Small Business Administration announced on Friday the Paycheck Protection Program would re-open on Jan. 11 to new borrowers and certain previous recipients who want to apply for a second coronavirus relief loan.

    Monica Benevides January 8, 2021
  • Rotmans clears out inventory ahead of remodel

    Monica Benevides January 6, 2021

    Rotmans in Worcester, a longtime furniture retailer, is holding a store closing sale, but Rotmans is not going out of business, the company has clarified in an FAQ on its website. 

    Monica Benevides January 6, 2021
  • Worcester's Piccadilly Plaza sells for $3.2M

    January 4, 2021

    Piccadilly Plaza, a small shopping center at the east end of Worcester's Shrewsbury Street, has sold for $3.2 million to a buyer from Franklin.

    January 4, 2021
  • Temescal Wellness destroyed $2.6M in vape cartridges

    Sam Bonacci December 23, 2020

    Worcester cannabis firm Temescal Wellness, with locations in Framingham, Hudson and Pittsfield, announced on Wednesday it had destroyed $2.6 million in marijuana vape cartridges following last year’s temporary ban on vaping by Gov. Charlie Baker.

    Sam Bonacci December 23, 2020
  • Economic Forecast: Real estate to feel pandemic’s effects

    Grant Welker Updated: December 21, 2020

    The commercial office market will have increased vacancies, while retail will suffer from trends accelerated by the coronavirus.

    Grant Welker Updated: December 21, 2020
  • Needham retail firm buys Framingham Stop & Shop plaza for $23M

    December 18, 2020

    A shopping plaza on Old Connecticut Path in Framingham anchored by a Stop & Shop grocery store has sold for $23 million.

    December 18, 2020

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Small consumer-facing businesses are beginning to turn to a relatively new way to raise financing for business expansion: Crowdfunding money from customers in exchange for discounted goods and services.

Stow sandwich shop Nan’s Kitchen raised $1.2 million to open a new storefront from customers, employees, and fellow professionals in exchange for equity. Additionally, Worcester coffee shop Cordella’s is raising funds on crowdfunding platform NuMarket, offering anyone who wants to invest gift cards totalling 120% of their investments.