Small Business

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp., the economic development arm of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, has approved $35,000 in financing for two small businesses in its region.

The Compass Tavern, a bar and nightclub in Worcester’s Canal District, closed Sunday, and renovations for a family-style restaurant began the following morning, said Eric Lindquist, a spokesperson for the project.

The Worcester Red Sox and the Polar Park ballpark will host a virtual job fair for the...

Crust Bakeshop in Worcester lost several thousands of dollars Sunday night when an unknown number of people broke into the bakery’s West Boylston Street location, owner Alexis Kelleher said on Tuesday.

A property along Worcester’s Main Street including two commercial buildings sold for $5 million to an entity registered to Barry Lundgren, the owner of an Auburn-based Honda car dealership.

A former Worcester temp agency manager will report to federal prison at the end of February and pay $3.48 million in restitution to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and Travelers Insurance.

International event management company ASM Global, manager of the DCU Center, will host a virtual job fair for the venue on Feb. 15th and 16th, according to a press release. 

Leominster restoration company SERVPRO will pay $67,000 in fines to settle claims of illegal asbestos work at a Fitchburg elementary school, according to a Monday press release from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office.

After 94 years of ownership, the Hills family sold Kimball Fruit Farm in Pepperell for almost $1.2 million, according to the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds and an announcement on the farm’s website.

Business confidence across Central Massachusetts dropped slightly in January, but remains above the state average.