If you buy a bottle of wine (or beer or spirits) today you won’t pay any sales tax. But all that changes tomorrow when the state will start imposing a 6.25% sales tax on alcohol purchases. Panazano Market wants to help you stock up on tax-free wine. Through today, they’re offering a 20% discount on Read the full article → from Beat the sales tax at Panzano
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Red Barn gets a jolt from the federal government
Hopkinton-based Red Barn Coffee Roasters got a $250,000 loan thanks to stimulus funds from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Owner Mark Verrochi told the Boston Globe he’ll use the money to purchase a much bigger coffee roaster, one that will let him increase his operation tenfold. “We will be aggressively pursuing business I Read the full article → from Red Barn gets a jolt from the federal government
Southborough’s top 5 taxpayers
The Worcester Business Journal ran a brief profile of Southborough the other week. The most interesting bit from my perspective was a list of the town’s top five taxpayers in FY2009. I wasn’t familiar with any of the names on the list except for EMC, so I looked them up in the FY2009 Real Estate Read the full article → from Southborough’s top 5 taxpayers
In the media: Genzyme snaps up parcel in Framingham/Southborough
The Metrowest Daily News reports biotech company Genzyme purchased a 1-acre parcel of land at 251 Boston Road (map) for $1.8M. The company recently has been expanding in the technology/industrial park in that area of town, but says it has no immediate plans for the Boston Road property. “As far as what we’ll do with Read the full article → from In the media: Genzyme snaps up parcel in Framingham/Southborough
New business hopes to replace Country Gourmet
The Metrowest Daily News has the latest on the future of the Country Gourmet. Property owners, and former Capasso Farms proprietors, John and Liz Sherry told selectmen on Tuesday night that the Country Gourmet’s lease was terminated last fall. The Sherry’s want to see the liquor license transferred to Shohdy Ziada, who also owns Turnpike Read the full article → from New business hopes to replace Country Gourmet
Southborough resident named finalist for CEO of Year Award
Southborough resident Brian Zanghi, president and CEO of Kadient, has been named a finalist for he 2009 Mass Technology Leadership Council’s CEO of the Year Award. “I’m incredibly honored to be chosen as a finalist for CEO of the Year Award,” Zanghi said. “Certainly my success at Kadient is due, in part, to the team Read the full article → from Southborough resident named finalist for CEO of Year Award
Southborough’s unemployment rate continues to rise
Southborough’s unemployment rate increased from 5.1% in April to 5.8% in May according to numbers released recently by the state. Even so, unemployment in Southborough is still well below state and national levels. The unemployment rate in Massachusetts in May was 8.0%. Nationally it was 9.1%. Read the full article → from Southborough’s unemployment rate continues to rise
Future of the Country Gourmet remains uncertain
Selectmen last month approved the transfer of the liquor license from the Country Gourmet on Framingham Road to Shohdy Ziada who owns Turnpike Liquors on Route 9. Ziada told selectmen he was going to establish a convenience store on the property, but apparently those plans are still up in the air. Country Gourmet proprietor Bob Read the full article → from Future of the Country Gourmet remains uncertain
Energy bars to the stars
Earlier in the week you read about Southborough businesses like Falconi Bros. and the Southborough House of Pizza that are profiting from the movie being in town. Here’s a story about another business seeing an upside thanks to a little bit of initiative. Dan O’Rourke, owner of Southborough-based NRG BAR a manufacturer of all-natural energy Read the full article → from Energy bars to the stars
Where buffalo once roamed, a convenience store
It hasn’t been the Buffalo Farm for a long, long time. Still, I swear I smell the penny candy every time I walk into what is now the Country Gourmet, formerly Capasso Farms, formerly Willow Brook Farms (aka, the Buffalo Farm). The property has undergone a number of incarnations since buffalo roamed in the pasture Read the full article → from Where buffalo once roamed, a convenience store
Country Gourmet may be changing ownership
It appears the Country Gourmet on Framingham Road may be changing hands and changing names. According to a public notice, the owners of the Country Gourmet have applied to transfer their liquor license to a new owner. And not just any new owner, but Shohdy Ziada, proprietor of Turnpike Liquors on Route 9. The new Read the full article → from Country Gourmet may be changing ownership
Southborough salon hosts charity fashion show
Southborough’s Salon Entre Nous will host their second annual charity fashion show, “Fashion With A Voice,” on Thursday, April 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hopkinton Country Club (map). All proceeds benefit Voices Against Violence, a nonprofit organization in Framingham that provides free services to victims of domestic abuse. Read the full details in the Read the full article → from Southborough salon hosts charity fashion show
Just in time for Easter, a sweet new shop
I went down to the post office last week and noticed a new shop in the plaza. CandiLicious, a gift and candy store, has been open for about three weeks. It’s owned by a husband and wife team from Hopkinton. They have candy, of course. And build-your-own bears. And a spot for birthday parties. CandiLicious Read the full article → from Just in time for Easter, a sweet new shop
Madoff scandal hits close to home
The talk has been all about the high-profile investors: Kevin Bacon, John Malkovich, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Sandy Koufax. But once you get past the big guys on the list of potential Madoff victims, you’ll find a couple of names from Southborough. A complete list of Madoff investors was released recently as part of Read the full article → from Madoff scandal hits close to home