Webster Plaza, a two-building, 70,600-square-foot retail strip in Webster, sold for $5.3 million, according to a Thursday press release from NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs, the Worcester real estate agency which brokered the sale.
Adult-use cannabis dispensary The Vault opened in Webster in February, in a plaza formerly home to K-Mart. A bustling, storefront with many eager staff members on-hand to assist customers, General Manager John Bogdan sat down with WBJ to discuss its customer service business model, the decision-making behind its lengthy menu, and how it plans to distinguish itself from other adult-use dispensaries in the region.
So, can you tell me about The Vault’s set up and general vibe?
So, my main goal is to really educate the customer. I wanted to have a feel a little bit like Willy Wonka s Chocolate Factory meets a cannabis museum. You can leisurely take a look around, and we’re also trying to incorporate non-cannabis items, too. So it s a one-stop shop for everyone.
On March 2, 2020 Ross Bradshaw used a Sawzall for the first time in his life. Learning while doing in a previous life he was a professional CPA Bradshaw was working with a small circle of family and friends to demolish and build out a multi-year dream in the making: New Día Cannabis Supply Co.
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The entryway to New Día
A full year later, on Monday, March 1, that dream will come to fruition as the Worcester adult-use dispensary opens its doors to the public for the first time the first economic empowerment applicant to receive final licensure in Central Massachusetts, and only the fourth in the state.
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Bean Counter Bakery Owner Alice Lombardi worked as an engineer in the corporate world when she decided to leave to spend more time with her children, back in 1998.
Her employer tried to keep her, enticing her with remote work options long before working from home would become a typical job setup. Still, she said, the balance didn’t feel like enough.
“I am a perfectionist,” Lombardi said. “I’ve either got to do it the right way or no way at all. So I decided to just quit.”
Always an avid baker, she began bringing baked goods to mom groups and coffee hours in her neighborhood. After one mother suggested she sell her treats to local restaurants, Lombardi obtained a residential kitchen license.