Small Business

The chief executive of Worcester incubator Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives is on the verge of realizing his longtime vision for the city.

Gov. Charlie Baker will sign into law $200 million in new fees and fines on Massachusetts employers to help pay for MassHealth without sought-after reforms to the program.

Golden Pizza, a chain with locations in Worcester, Shrewsbury and Auburn, has agreed to pay $584,000 in back wages and damages for 73 employees for failing to comply with overtime regulations.

Two Worcester businesses this month received federal small business loans in order to invest in real estate, according to announcements from the Worcester Business Development Corp. and U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA).

A brewery and taproom will open in downtown Marlborough later this year with the help of financing from the city's economic development agency.

The strength of an incubator is the community it supports and the engagement of strategic partners, entrepreneurs and mentors.

Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, set to play a key role in the rollout of a legal marijuana industry in Massachusetts, said Tuesday she has "no idea" whether legal pot shops will be open by next July, as envisioned by policymakers.

A used-car dealership with locations in Natick and two other Massachusetts offices will pay $290,000 in restitution and civil penalties and forgo $650,000 in loan collections as part of a settlement.

A state program launched under Gov. Mitt Romney that targets the "racial wealth gap" by boosting immigrant entrepreneurs and rural economies faces a 25 percent funding cut in the budget that Gov. Charlie Baker is reviewing.

House Speaker Robert DeLeo asked House lawmakers negotiating a recreational marijuana bill to suspend their talks with the Senate Wednesday night until a budget compromise can be struck.