Shrewsbury

Fabric and crafts retailer Joann will shutter four of its Central Massachusetts locations in the latest development of the strained Ohio-based company’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. 

Crumbl Cookies, the Utah-based dessert franchise known for its jumbo treats with a cult following, will open a Shrewsbury location on Friday. 

Professionals at ERA Key Realty Services, the Worcester Community Action Council, and Open Sky Community Services are making career moves.

Every year starting in October, WBJ asks its readers to vote on the best companies in Central Massachusetts in a variety of categories, ranging from law firms and incubators to golf courses and restaurants.

“After a thorough and thoughtful review, we determined that closing this location was necessary to align our resources with the needs of the broader market,” Blaine Bringhurst, president of Market 32/Price Chopper, said.

The party is over for Party City, as leases for the company's five Central Massachusetts locations are heading to the auction block.

This directory is a list of business and industrial park throughout Central Mass. including in Devens, Framingham, and Grafton.

With high-potential inventory in Worcester drying up, investors in smaller multi-family properties are casting a wider net to find parcels with promise.

A Sunoco gas station on Route 9 in Shrewsbury has been purchased by 7-Eleven, Inc. for $2.75 million.

Six years after purchasing more than 200 acres of property bisected by the municipal border of Grafton and Shrewsbury, a developer has won approvals to construct a 845,000-square-foot distribution center for delivery company UPS.