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Imagine you. More relaxed at work. More likeable. More effective. More productive. Happier. All possible when you embrace the notion of relaxing while doing your job. After all, if the military teaches relaxation, and if athletes and students use it to excel, why not business professionals? 

How do we live a happier life? When we sit down and write out what we are grateful for, it almost always requires a moment of pause to think about what is pursuant to family, friends, and your relationship with God (if you’re religious).

The City of Worcester is making available $10,000 grants to city businesses impacted by the efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, for up to $500,000 in total aid, the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce announced Friday.

As the fallout from the virus has descended on Central Massachusetts, everyone at Worcester Business Journal has remained laser-focused on our core mission: To provide you with solid reporting on our region’s economy and access to information helping you navigate the challenges yet to come.

The CVS store at 720 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury is being set up as a coronavirus screening site for medical workers and first responders starting Thursday.

Massachusetts has reported among the nation's highest number of coronavirus cases. But if there's good news, it's the state's residents have among the lowest risks of serious illness from the virus.

The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday in response to the ongoing impact of the efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus it will extend chamber services to all businesses in Greater Worcester, regardless of membership.

Due to the outbreaks of COVID-19 throughout the world, 42% of economists surveyed by the Initiative on Global Markets of the University of Chicago predict a major recession to result.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Worcester County rose to eight Tuesday, and the number of statewide cases now sits at 218.

Small restaurants and shops aren't the only places hurting from a forced ban on large gatherings. So are the area's independent movie theaters.