Small Business

A WBJ webcast scheduled for Tuesday will tackle an issue of growing concern for businesses of all sizes: ransomware.

Lawmakers who want to make it easier for home cooks to sell foods like jam, bread, cookies and pickled vegetables said the state's current system regulating these so-called "cottage foods" is overly burdensome for many would-be entrepreneurs.

The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Worcester Business Development Corporation released on Wednesday a new economic development and recruitment video for the City of Worcester.

When employers set wages, a lot of factors go into the decision. They ask themselves a variety of questions, including what they can afford, what is industry standard, what’s the market rate for the position, and, in some cases: Is this a living wage?

After 40 years of vacancy, the 1-million-square-foot Draper Mill facility is being demolished, leaving Hopedale with the chance to completely reinvent itself.

Skylite Roller Skating Center on Park Avenue in Worcester sold for $890,000 to a group of entrepreneurs connected with Worcester smoke shop Lili’s Glass, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

Latino business and community leaders are working together to plan a celebration focused on highlighting the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on Latinos.

As people around the U.S. turned inward over the last year and a half, consumers appear to have found a respite from the onslaught of technology dependence: reading.

George’s Coney Island in Worcester is closed Monday because of a reported staffing shortage, the iconic restaurant said in a Sunday night Facebook post.

Citing a month-to-month coronavirus case count which tripled from June to July and again from July to August, the City of Worcester announced on Friday a revived mask mandate for all indoor private common spaces in workplaces and indoor private spaces open to the public.