Clothing retailer Forever 21, with three Central Massachusetts locations, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and could close as many as 178 U.S. stores and more than 300 overall.Â
Polar Park, the future home of the Worcester Red Sox, will feature what the team is calling the world’s first autonomous checkout store in a pro sports and entertainment venue.Â
Central Massachusetts has added two more recreational marijuana shops in Ayer and Millbury after the state Cannabis Control Commission authorized stores in those towns to open.
Framingham retailer parent firm TJX Cos. has purchased a large office building near its Framingham headquarters for $120 million as it plans an expansion.Â
General mayhem. That’s how many local residents are perceiving certain Worcester neighborhoods undergoing or slated to begin major construction projects.Â
Construction will unofficially begin next week on a Market Basket grocery store that will anchor the Maynard Crossing mixed-use development in Maynard.