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| Seven Hills, WAM ink five-year program to showcase disabled artists | | A new partnership between the Worcester Art Museum and Seven Hills Foundation will see the two organizations and its affiliates seek to improve the lives of people with disabilities through arts and culture. | | Read more >> | | Former Obama drug expert to speak at WBJ forum | | A former Obama Administration drug policy expert will speak at the the WBJ Addiction in the Workplace event next week at the Beechwood Hotel in Worcester. | | Read more >> | | Baker eyes housing bill signing | | The invitations aren't in the mail just yet, but Gov. Charlie Baker is already starting to plan out a signing ceremony for his housing production bill, one of his top priorities before the July 31 end of formal sessions. | | Read more >> | |
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| Week in review | |
| Northbridge company feels sting of Trump's steel tariffs | |
At least one Central Massachusetts company is anticipating scaling back its operations after President Donald Trump imposed a 25-percent tariff on steel imports last week.
Riverdale Mills, a Northbridge maker of wire mesh for seafood traps and security fencing, told WBJ three railcars of steel from Canada on Tuesday were burdened with $60,000 in tariffs.
| | Bertucci's sold at bankruptcy for $20M | |
Northborough pizza chain Bertucci'shas been bought at bankruptcy auction for a deal worth up to $20 million.
The buyer, Bertucci's Holdings, LLC, is an entity owned by Earl Enterprises, the Orlando, Fla. owners of Planet Hollywood, Buca di Beppo and Earl of Sandwich.
| | Mass. retail cannabis regulators have 16 Worcester County applications | |
According to the Cannabis Control Commission, 51 applications have been filed for recreational marijuana business licenses, and nearly a third of them are in Worcester County.
Of the 51, 16 are of the companies that have submitted all of their paperwork are looking to open in Worcester County. The next closest are Middlesex, Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth counties with five each.
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