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For a few weeks in late March and early April, the entire global economy appeared to be grinding to a halt in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, and small business owners were rightly concerned the fallout might drive their companies out of existence.

The Marlborough Chamber of Commerce has entered into a strategic partnership with the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce.

Since March, a few businesses have been able to thrive, and many others have managed their way through the pandemic with minimal damage. But so many others have not been so lucky, especially our friends in the hospitality, restaurant and retail sectors. We confess to having a bit of survivor’s guilt as we close out this crazy year in OK shape.

A nonprofit educational group has paid $2.6 million for the former Marian High School on Union Avenue in Framingham.

On Monday, in conjunction with its Dec. 21 Economic Forecast issue, WBJ announced its list of 21 people to meet in 2021.

The defining moment of my 2020 was the eight-minute video showing in excruciating detail George Floyd’s killing at the hands of Minneapolis police.

Marlborough-based Wind River Environmental services is continuing its expansion with the acquisition of Seminole Septic in Florida.

The United Way of Central Massachusetts has received a $5-million grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott in what its president and CEO said Wednesday will be transformative for the Worcester nonprofit.

The property on which a John Deere tractor dealership operates off Route 2 in Lancaster has sold for $2.3 million to a New Jersey realty trust firm.

The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t created health disparities between people of different races and backgrounds — it’s worsened them and exposed them for all to see, healthcare leaders said in an online forum hosted by the Worcester Business Journal on Tuesday.