Registration remains open for WBJ’s Economic Forecast Forum, which will take place at 11:30 a.m. via Zoom on Thursday.
Produced in partnership with the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, the forum will take a future-forward look at what’s in store in a post-pandemic environment.
The keynote speaker for the event will be Michell Meyer, head of U.S. Economics for Bank of America Securities, who will share her economic outlook for 2021. Meyer, a frequent commentator on news media outlets, is co-chair of BoFA’s Women’s Leadership Council and a member of the Economics Club of New York.
BROCKTON In Delmas, Ouest on the warm tropical island of Haiti, a young girl learns authentic recipes passed down from generations of African descendants.
These traditional recipes are filled with flavors, from ground fresh spices to farm-raised meat, that will one day be the staple of Haitian cuisine in a country an ocean away.
Sherlie’s Kitchen located at 263 Court St., Brockton, is run by Sherlie Cherduville, 35, a 2018 Cordon Bleu culinary school graduate who was born in Haiti and came to America when she was 12-years-old.
The restaurant offers a mixture of classic Haitian and American cuisine. Popular Haitian dishes include fried pork (griot), turkey (kodenn), beef (tassot) and goat (cabrit), served with rice, beans, plantains and pikliz (a spicy pickled vegetable coleslaw).
Business groups press Legislature to stop state income tax on federal stimulus aid
Tens of thousands of businesses could be affected in Massachusetts
By Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated January 22, 2021, 7:04 p.m.
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Senator Eric Lesser is pushing a bill that would protect so-called pass-through entities from being hit with a tax on funds they kept from the Paycheck Protection Program.Photos by Steven G. Smith/Photo by Steven G. Smith
Add this to the to-do list that business groups want the Massachusetts Legislature to tackle ASAP: a tweak to state law that could protect thousands of small-business owners from getting hit with a tax for accepting federal stimulus funds.
Depending on the municipality, most or all restaurant and bar owners along the SouthCoast have renewed their alcoholic beverage licenses for 2021 contrasting with the state treasurer s late 2020 forecast that statewide, up to 35% of such license holders would not renew due to the economic toll of the pandemic.
New Bedford had 183 renewals this year, the same amount as 2020, according to data provided by the mayor s office. The city in October authorized its licensing board to reduce alcohol license renewal fees for 2021 by 25%.
The Standard-Times previously reported restaurants are the city s largest portion of license holders. With the financial reprieve, the cost to renew dropped from $3,050 to $2,288.
Restaurants see âglimmer of hopeâ in stateâs economic stimulus bill
New legislation includes $20 million in grants and caps third-party delivery fees
By Janelle Nanos Globe Staff,Updated January 7, 2021, 10:56 a.m.
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Amanda Fraedas, a food delivery gig worker, carried an order out of El Jefe s Taqueria in Cambridge on April 16. The restaurant is one of many that asked local officials to put restrictions on the fees food delivery services like Uber Eats charge as more restaurants shifted to those services during the COVID-19 pandemic.Blake Nissen for The Boston Globe
After a relentless 2020, area restaurant owners are