Mercantile Center replacing long-dead Worcester Galleria
New spaces along the edges of the center's towers are envisioned as restaurants and other retail uses that will enliven a development with 642,000 square feet of space – almost 30 percent of...
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Crust's new owner seeks to elevate Worcester's bread gameAs a first-time business owner, Alexis Kelleher has her sights set on maintaining the quality Crust has cultivated, and on selling to more area restaurants. |
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Years of losses make local insurers attractive to larger companiesWith court decisions blocking mergers of the nation's top health insurers, it's likely those companies will look to acquire smaller players. |
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Four new plans for vacant Worcester courthouseA $35-million proposal for the former Worcester County Courthouse calls for 300 market-rate apartments in two new buildings and a reuse of the 1800s court building with office and retail space. >> Continue Reading |
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Plotting your escape at Escape Games WorcesterIn just over a year since clients started paying Jason Eastty to lock them in rooms with creative puzzle-solving required to exit, he has hosted corporate groups with 270 people, bachelor parties and one failed marriage proposal. >> Continue Reading |
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Movers & ShakersSullivan Insurance Group, Jericho Road and The Bridge of Central Massachusetts have all made recent hires or promotions. >> Continue Reading |
Top manufacturers
Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2018
| Rank | Manufacturer | No. local employees | Year founded |
| 1 | Dell EMC Corp., Hopkinton | 8,000 | 1979 (EMC) |
| 2 | IPG Photonics Corp., Oxford | 1,753 | 1990 |
| 3 | Boston Scientific Corp., Marlborough | 1,700 | 1979 |
Source: Each manufacturer via survey, Massachusetts Manufacturers Register, annual reports
2ovens restaurant in Shrewsbury a casualty of Bertucci's bankruptcy
Grafton pretzel bakery owner, developer to open restaurant
Saint Vincent, MetroWest Medical appear safe from divestment
Ground Effect Brewing Co. to open in Hudson this summer
Promising Shrewsbury Street site awaits outcome of laundering case