Startups

The Innovation Institute at Westborough-based MassTech Collaborative has granted $25,000 each to the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce and the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. to develop a strategic plan for a program to help local entrepreneurs.

JC Ferreira Construction, Inc., a Leominster contractor specializing in utility and road construction, received a $112,500 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. to fund the purchase of new equipment.

Wayback Burgers, an American cuisine joint headquartered in Connecticut, plans to open a new location in Westborough next year, its second location in Massachusetts.

Worcester Regional Food Hub will be offering dining options from a rotating group of the organization’s food entrepreneurs on the ground floor at 446 Main St., Worcester's Glass Tower skyscraper.

Family-owned Worcester butcher and grocer D'Errico's Market has closed its Cambridge Street location after almost two years, according to the company's Facebook page.

Dr. Jordan Eisenstock is board-certified neurologist and psychiatrist and founder of Community Neuroscience Services in Worcester and Westborough.

In order for charitable organizations to offer free or discounted services to the community, pay staff, and keep the lights on at owned or rented properties, they have to make some sort of money.

Entrepreneurship for All, a Lowell-based nonprofit which provides entrepreneurs aid through mentorship and classes, will be offering its year-long business accelerator program in Spanish for the first time in Central Massachusetts, starting in January.

Finest Trees LLC, owned by Worcester property developers, Rebecca and Daniel Yarnie, has applied to open a cannabis dispensary in Oxford.

Wonder Products of Sterling, has been approved by the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. of Fitchburg for a $50,000 loan.