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Worcester Business Journal's award ceremony for the 2020 Business Leaders of the Year and the WBJ Hall of Fame will be held virtually, for the first time ever, at 4 p.m. today. Among the winners are manufacturers from Framingham, Devens and Worcester.

Anna Maria College in Paxton will hold class in-person during the upcoming fall semester, beginning in August, while implementing social distancing and other measures meant to deter a potential coronavirus outbreak. 

In times of crisis, both the economy and people’s way of thinking can undergo a paradigm shift. For nimble business owners, it is important to recognize these shifts, change with the times, and even stay ahead of the curve in order to ensure your company’s long-term survival.

The Worcester Public Market, forced by the coronavirus pandemic to close only a little more than a month after its grand opening, now has a target date in mind to reopen: June 18.

When hair salons were allowed to reopen on May 25, hair stylist Alexis Ledoux at the NKD Salon in Worcester started rescheduling clients, operating under a strong set of conditions for herself and her customers, and embracing her fears as she slowly builds her business back up to full operating strength.

Massachusetts has reached the second phase of Gov. Charlie Baker’s economic reopening plan, where it is once again acceptable for restaurants to open their dining rooms and for hotels to accept guests.

Longtime Webster Five board of directors chairman Daniel Ivascyn retired from his position as of May 20, the $882-million bank announced Tuesday.

The City of Worcester has filled two major administrative roles with a promotion to chief development director and a return of a former top official to be the new chief financial officer.

In an interview on the WBJ Podcast this week, John Roche, president and CEO of the Hanover Insurance Group in Worcester, said the publicly traded company is well positioned to weather the coming economic recession, as it has diversified and strengthened its revenue streams over the years.

I don’t know what museums will be like when we reopen. Our current formats are based on decades and centuries of evolution.