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Owner of Worcester nail salon sells building for $690K

A mixed-use building located at 51 Hamilton St. in Worcester containing a nail salon studio and an apartment has been sold to a Southborough-based corporation.

🔒Q&A: Artisan entrepreneur expanding Sterling handmade goods shop

Leanne Boudreau was among countless scrappy small business owners who pivoted during the COVID pandemic to survive. Yet Notown Goods, a Sterling retail shop selling handmade goods from artisans across the U.S., didn’t just make it through; it boomed.

🔒Hazy future: Five years after recreational legalization, cannabis faces multiple battles in the next five years

While the first five years saw more than $5 billion in sales and hundreds of businesses opening, uncertainty awaits ahead for the next five years.

Tree House Brewing sued by minority shareholder over profits

The lawsuit, filed in Hampden County Superior Court on Wednesday, alleges Nathan Lanier and Damien Goudreau took a number of steps to box out Granger from financially benefiting from the company’s rapid growth and expansion.
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TJX profits grew 13% in third quarter as it added 50 stores

The TJX Cos. saw $1.2 billion in profits for the third quarter of fiscal 2024, as the company added 50 store locations to its portfolio during the same time period.

Retailers temper expectations for holiday shopping season

Citing the impacts of high inflation and interest rates, Massachusetts retailers don't expect a big bump in holiday season shopping sales this year.

Shoppers World in Natick sold for $187 million to large developer

Shoppers World, a shopping center on the border of Framingham and Natick, has been sold for $187.13 million to...

Millbury company leads 17 Central Mass. firms on Inc. 5000 fastest-growing list

Prime Power Rentals of Millbury led the Central Massachusetts contingency of the Inc. 5000, Inc. magazine’s annual list of the fastest-growing companies in the nation.
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🔒Charts: Industry GDP in Central Massachusetts and statewide

A breakdown of the Massachusetts and Greater Worcester real GDP by industry.

🔒Fitting in: Clark is balancing a need for new facilities with trying to avoid sprawl

The need for growth is forcing Clark to expand, but the university is taking steps to be a good neighbor through thoughtful development and attempts to continue to integrate itself in the community with which it has been entwined since 1887.
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