Blackstone Valley

Retail

Gymboree liquidation to close four Central Mass. stores

The children's clothing store Gymboree has filed for bankruptcy and will close all of its stores, including four in Central Massachusetts.

Real Estate

MetroWest/495 Partnership appoints new directors

The MetroWest/495 Partnership has appointed new directors and leaders of its board.

News

Worcester investor buys Boston Globe’s Millbury press building for $6M

The Boston Globe has sold its former Millbury printing plant for $5.6 million, three years after it closed down the site.

Arts & Entertainment

Movers & Shakers

Who's on the move in Central Massachusetts?

Environment

Uxbridge land trust fined $54K for wetland violations

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has fined a land trust in Uxbridge $54,600 for violating state wetlands regulations.

Real Estate

Imperial Cars owner buys driving range, restaurant for $1.3M

A businessman with a litany of holdings in the Milford area has purchased a driving range across the street from his auto dealership empire in Mendon.

Government & Politics

Flavored tobacco now banned in Worcester

Worcester has joined a growing list of Massachusetts cities and towns banning the sale of flavored tobacco.

Manufacturing

Riverdale Mills reduces workforce 25% due to tariffs

Northbridge wire mesh manufacturer Riverdale Mills has been hit hard by federal tariffs on steel imports and has reduced its workforce by 25 percent.

Energy

The hospitality industry will keep the Central Mass. buzz going into 2019

Worcester and the business community has seized on its economic momentum with several new homegrown restaurants and entertainment options debuting seemingly every month.

Government & Politics