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Crompton Collective owner to open new Canal District store
May 16, 2024Sol Rune is the fifth small business in Chase’s retail portfolio, which includes Crompton Collective, a boutique marketplace in the Canal District, as well as three Massachusetts locations of The Haberdash, a women’s clothing and gift shop.
May 16, 2024
Q&A: Marlborough firm helps communities spend their ARPA money
Updated: May 13, 2024After working together in the then-town government of Framingham, Nichol Figueiredo and Jennifer Thompson opened CSS to consult and help other communities find the resources they need to thrive.
Updated: May 13, 2024
Family affairs: The trials and triumphs of running a family-owned business
Updated: May 13, 2024From interpersonal communication and succession plans to community engagement and marketing, Central Massachusetts family-owned businesses have experienced the unique benefits and challenges that can only come from working with loved ones.
Updated: May 13, 2024
The new Worcester media, part 1: The downsizing of the Telegram
Updated: May 13, 2024Over the last 10 years, the reporting prowess of the Central Massachusetts paper of record has been reduced 75%, as small players try to fill the holes left behind.
Updated: May 13, 2024
The next chapter: After closing her Worcester grocery store, Lynn Cheney charts a new path to boost the local community
Updated: May 13, 2024Following the closure of her Maker to Main grocery store in Worcester’s Canal District, shop owner Lynn Cheney has quickly found a way to continue to contribute to the community.
Updated: May 13, 2024
The new Worcester media, part 2: The rise of smaller players raises concerns about bias, independence
Updated: May 13, 2024Amid the Worcester Telegram & Gazette’s decline in coverage and size, smaller publications have tried to fill the gap in Central Massachusetts’ journalism. But they’ve all run into the same problem: Making a profit as a media organization is not
Updated: May 13, 2024
Worcester seeks proposals to revamp plaza near Polar Park into pop-up retail, eateries
May 10, 2024The City of Worcester is seeking proposals to bring life to a plaza that serves as the northern entrance to the Polar Park baseball stadium.
May 10, 2024
Central Mass. business confidence tumbles into pessimistic territory, nears all-time low
May 7, 2024Hope might spring eternal, but the spring of 2024 hasn’t brought much hope to Central Massachusetts businesses.
May 7, 2024
Central Mass. organizations receive $458K to train disabled workforce
May 1, 2024Four Central Massachusetts organizations working to afford individuals with disabilities job training, workforce placement, and post-placement support are amongst nine awardees statewide receiving $900,000 in grants.
May 1, 2024
Climatetech coalition expands training program for entrepreneurs of color
May 1, 2024Browning the Green Space is seeking entrepreneurs of color throughout the Northeast looking to launch and grow clean energy contracting businesses for its Accelerating Contractors of Color in Energy for Sustainable Success program.
May 1, 2024
African business expo in Worcester eyes increased attendance for second year
May 1, 2024For the second year in a row, Worcester will host the New England African Business Expo, an event aiming to provide Black and African entrepreneurs with the education and tools needed to start and maintain a successful business.
May 1, 2024
Korean fried chicken shop to take over former Protein House in downtown Worcester
April 30, 2024Cluck & Crispy Chicken is operated by Lin and Danny Li and expects to open in June.
April 30, 2024
MassDevelopment CEO steps down more than two years before contract end date
April 29, 2024Dan Rivera stepped down from his position as president and CEO of the economic development agency MassDevelopment on Friday, effective immediately, more than two years before his contract was set to expire.
April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Khalil Guzman-Jerry
Updated: April 29, 2024Khalil Guzman-Jerry is a young artist with an agenda. He founded his company, theWorcesterWorkshop, for that purpose in 2020, offering interior and exterior murals, prints and paintings, and graphic clothing for sale.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham
Updated: April 29, 2024Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham gives major Central Massachusetts employers the tools, motivation, and accountability they need to meet the promises they made following the 2020 police murder of George Floyd. She founded Promoting Good as she saw this as an
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Rachel Blessington
Updated: April 29, 2024As outcomes for mothers and newborns worsen, Blessington is striving to revolutionize the way babies are born.
Updated: April 29, 2024
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