Retail

The $132-million public commitment for the Worcester Red Sox ballpark was to be a catalyst for a $125-million mixed-use development planned to rise next to the stadium. But existing tax breaks and public financing for the development may now be joined by further tax relief requested by Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus.

Steven Bankert, who once owned Laundry World in Attleboro, Brockton, Lawrence and Worcester, will be sentenced on Feb. 7 after being found guilty for failure to file tax returns, according to Attorney General Maura Healey.

Ellen Rosenfeld, owner of Millis marijuana company CommCan, Inc., one of 11 Massachusetts cannabis businesses run by women, has been certified by the state as a woman business enterprise.

A $115,000 vehicle that’s really a bus has been purchased for $115,000 that will allow Ride The Woo app users to navigate the downtown in what the privately-held Worcester company calls a fun and exciting experience.

Pruller Restaurant, the family-style Brazilian eatery, was among three Massachusetts restaurants to make the list. Located on Lincoln Street in Marlborough, the diner ranked No. 76.

Leo Ma Mall LLC, a division of Hull Property Group, a shopping mall management company based in Augusta, Ga., has purchased The Mall at Whitney Field in Leominster for $16 million.

Son Vo, owner of the Pho Sure restaurant in Shrewsbury, plans to launch Reign Cafe in the vacant 1,200-square-foot space on the Foster Street side of the DCU Center.

The Girl Scouts of Central & Western Massachusetts announced Tuesday the planned launch of its 2020 cookie season, when girl scouts nationwide become entrepreneurs as they earn money to power their own leadership opportunities and adventures.

Pier 1 Imports, the imported home furnishings retailer said up to 450 of its 942 stores are under consideration for closure, but it did not name specific locations. The Texas–based company operates Central Massachusetts stores in Bellingham, Framingham, Leominster, and Shrewsbury.

Nearly one year after the Greendale Mall in Worcester was listed for sale, a Boston real estate development firm paid $7.1 million for the troubled shopping center on Dec. 23.