Small Business

Platinum Fire was founded in 2010 by Robert Pereria, who built his career in fire protection systems. In the wake of the Great Recession, businesses started to reemerge, and construction became revitalized, opening the door for new structures in need of fire protection systems.

The former site of both Helfand's Deli and the Sahara Restaurant in Worcester has been sold for $1.2 million. 

This year’s winners were chosen from 398 nominations submitted for 221 professionals in 2023 and 2024.

Twenty-three Central Massachusetts businesses made the 2024 Inc. 5000, an annual list of the nation’s 5000 fastest-growing companies compiled by Inc. magazine.

The plaza contains six commercial units with a total building size of 7,778 square feet.

Custom Home Realty, a female-led brokerage firm with offices in Framingham and Mendon, has become a Century 21 Real Estate franchise.

The pair purchased the Grafton Flea Market for $1 million in January 2022 and own a number of other properties in Worcester.

The SDO plans to amend its citizen requirement to allow immigrants with a legal status to qualify.

While candlepin’s glory days are yet to return, there's hope the Worcester-born pastime will live on for future generations.

The Patels seek to turn the pawn shop into a convenience store, adding to their portfolio of stores, according to a press release issued by Worcester-based NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs on Thursday.