Worcester Business Journal

6 Worcester Business Journal | October 24, 2016 | wbjournal.com B R I E F S Worcester restaurant closes after 25 years A long-standing Park Avenue restau- rant in Worcester went out with a bang with a live band to help celebrate 25 years in business. The owners of Sakura Tokyo posted the announcement of the closure on Facebook thanking patrons for the last 25 years and announcing that the Japanese steak house's last day of busi- ness was Oct.15. "We have enjoyed being there with you to celebrate your joyous occasions and comforting you while you grieved," the restaurant posted. Boston restaurant group expanding to Shrewsbury Burtons Grill & Bar, which is head- quartered in Boston and has 14 locations on the East Coast, plans to add seven locations in the next two years, includ- ing to Shrewsbury. Burtons is growing its Burton Grill & Bar and sister restaurant Red Heat Tavern locations throughout the region, hoping to add to its 4.4-percent growth in same store sales since 2005 and aver- age sales of $4.1 million. The seven new locations will be in Shrewsbury; Charlotte, N.C.; and Boca Raton, Fla. Railers rank 14th in ECHL for corporate sponsorships With a year before the puck drops on its first game, the Worcester Railers HC is already among the top half of ECHL hockey teams in corporate sponsorship sales, the club's owner announced. If the Railers began their season this year, the team would rank 14th of the 28 ECHL teams in corporate sponsorship sales, Owner Cliff Rucker announced in October at a Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce event. The goal is for the team to be among the top three ECHL teams in corporate sales by the time the Railers start playing games in October 2017, said Rucker. Worcester Academy to an- chor $18M hockey center Worcester Academy has agreed to be the first high school tenant at the new Worcester Sports Center, marking the first tenant for the sports complex under construction in the Canal District. Under the agreement, the WA's boys and girls ice hockey teams will maintain team rooms at the center. The agreement also allows the teams to practice daily and use the space for home games. Opening this summer, the $18-million WSC will house youth, high school and collegiate players. T H E T I C K E R $7.7M Amount the Worcester Regional Airport has received in a federal grant to grow the airport's flight capacity with an additional taxiway. Kilowatts of solar the Clark Memorial YMCA in Winchendon has commissioned Hopkinton-based Solect Energy to install. It will cover 80 percent of the facility's energy needs. 275 Age of the oldest Fastlane transponder records on hand with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. 18 years old Submerged land off Monomoy in Nantucket Sound that Attorney General Maura Healey may sue the federal government in order to confirm the state's ownership. 7,604 acres Continued from previous page Source: Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) Source: Solect Energy Source: MassDOT Source: State House News Service Knowledge + Experience + Trusted Advice. It all adds up. Large enough to serve the needs of most businesses and individuals; small enough to offer the personal attention you expect and deserve. Greenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull & Bitsoli, PC Certified Public Accountants 306 Main Street, Suite 400 • Worcester, MA 01608 508.791.0901 • www.grkb.com COMMERCIAL LENDING Mike Bovenzi & Jake Kojalo can make things happen for you and your business. Call them directly to find out just how much they can do for you. Mike - 508.932.1940 Jake - 508.826.0869 Mike Bovenzi and Jake Kojalo of the Rollstone Bank & Trust Commercial Team are here to make things happen for you and your business. They have the power to help you secure lines of credit, equipment and term loans, commercial mortgages, deposit products and more. If you don't already know them, reach out. Develop a relationship. The better they know you, the more they can help.

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