Small Business

“It's really sexy to blame Polar Park or to blame lack of parking,” said Owner Jessica Walsh. “But it’s not the reason. It minimizes the real reasons.”

Hopes were high in January 2020 when the Burncoat Center for Arts and Wellness opened in Worcester. Two months later, COVID struck, and those plans went out the window.

In the wake of a scandal, Worcester’s largest brewer needed someone to show it how to be a great company. Kimberly Golinski answered the call.

The landscape for women’s business leadership at the highest level in Central Mass. has taken a hit, but for women professionals in the region, it is yet another motivator to empower one another in traditional and non-traditional ways.

The Worcester Center for Crafts on Sagamore Road has rebranded its retail component, formerly known as The Gallery Store, which showcases the work of local artists and artists across the country.

Acoustic Java has sold its original Main Street location to Zaida Melendez of Belen Casa de Pan, a Salvadoran panaderia. Acoustic Java will continue to operate its Brussels Street flagship location.

Joffrey Smith, CEO of Joffrey Smith Financial Group, officially opened his new location at 8 Norwich St. in Worcester, and unveiled his insurtech startup Concordia Exchange at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday.

Electric utility National Grid is handing out 1,000 grants of $1,000 each to small businesses in Central Massachusetts as part of its statewide attempt to help soften the blow of the energy cost increases.

Now the residential real estate market has slowed, Richard Healey of Foster-Healey Real Estate Inc. hopes to see it settle down again and level out.

With new building codes on the horizon, battles will be fought in the name of progress, as developers and various interest groups are hesitant to make sweeping changes.