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Clark School of Business, WBJ launch Women’s Executive Academy

The School of Business at Clark University in Worcester, in partnership with Worcester Business Journal, has launched a training academy to help emerging women leaders develop new skills and advance their careers.

🔒Daring to dream: A quarter century after arriving in America, Elmer Melendez is cooking up a restaurant empire

Melendez is the proud owner of four restaurants, with a fifth on the way.

Fitchburg sports complex hosts debut of new type of basketball game

More than 133 years after the first-ever basketball game was played in Massachusetts, Game On Sports & Performance Center in Fitchburg was the site of the debut of a new spin on the game.

🔒Brewin’ up a business: The growing community gathering place off Worcester’s June Street

It’s not hard to find a cup of coffee in Worcester, but Cordella's coffee shop aims to offer more than that.
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Bay State Bank to work with state treasurer’s office to launch small business workshops

Worcester-based Bay State Bank has partnered with State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg to hold two virtual workshops seeking to help the state’s entrepreneurs.

State looks to lure early-stage firms with tax credit reform

Eliminating the $5 million annual cap on refundable credits will help more "early-stage, high-growth companies" participate in the incentive program, the administration said, even if they are not yet profitable.

WooTank pitch competition results in $15K for student entrepreneurs

with panel sessions planned for both days on a variety of entrepreneur-related topics.

Worcester startup hub partners with QCC to create student entrepreneurship center

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester is partnering with the city’s new entrepreneurship hub to support the business aspirations of its students.
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🔒WBJ names winners of 10th annual Manufacturing Excellence Awards

Over the past 10 years, WBJ has honored manufacturers and their executives more than 70 times with awards ranging from overall excellence to workforce development to product innovation.

🔒Power play: Youth hockey has become big business in Central Mass., even as programs focused on fun lose ground to more competitive teams

Factoring in more expensive travel teams, along with the revenue generated from equipment purchases, ice rentals, and the lodging costs and other expenses related to tournaments, it’s safe to say youth hockey has an outsized influence on the Central Massachusetts economy.
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