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Economic Development
Preservation Worcester selects new leader in St. John’s director, Holy Cross alum
July 10, 2025Following the planned retirement of Preservation Worcester’s long-time executive director, the historic preservation nonprofit has named Patrick Maloney as its incoming leader.
July 10, 2025
Last undeveloped CitySquare property purchased for $4.2M by Ohio firm
Updated: July 3, 2025One of Downtown Worcester’s most prominent undeveloped properties is under new ownership, after being purchased for $4.2 million by a firm based in Ohio.
Updated: July 3, 2025
Most valuable puppy: Hockey executive’s dog a star on the ice
Updated: June 30, 2025When Worcester Railers Chief Operating Officer Michael Myers isn’t chasing the Kelly Cup, the championship trophy for winning the ECHL playoffs, he’s likely to be chasing after Kelly Pup, his four-year-old mini Aussiedoodle – the unofficial mascot
Updated: June 30, 2025
Cliff Rucker’s new Worcester startup hub names first cohort
June 25, 2025Worcester’s latest organization working toward making the city a top startup hub has named its first cohort of entrepreneurs.
June 25, 2025
Healey taps venture capitalist as next economic development secretary
June 24, 2025Venture capitalist Eric Paley is joining Gov. Maura Healey's Cabinet as her new economic development secretary, the governor announced Tuesday, a job in which he'll lead the administration's efforts to make Massachusetts more competitive and a place
June 24, 2025-
The last 24-hour diner: As 24/7 dining slips away, a Worcester staple stands alone
Updated: June 2, 2025The Boulevard Diner now stands as Central Massachusetts’ sole independently-owned diner operating with any kind of 24-hour model.
Updated: June 2, 2025
Movers & Shakers for June 2, 2025
Updated: June 2, 2025Employees at Bowditch & Dewey, the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District, and Quinsigamond Community College are moving forward as professionals.
Updated: June 2, 2025
Shoppers World owners pitch zoning change to allow for 224 residences
May 19, 2025Representatives from the organization appeared before the City of Framingham Planning Board on May 1 to pitch a potential redevelopment of the shopping plaza, which would add residential buildings and make the area more walkable.
May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Meredith Harris
Updated: May 19, 2025Once easy to dismiss as a sleepy commuter community, Harris has helped bring a lot more economic activity into the MetroWest city of Marlborough.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Roy Nascimento
Updated: May 19, 2025The leader of the North Central chamber for a decade, Nascimento is bullish on delivering results for the region’s employers and workforce.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Sha-Asia Medina & Parlee Jones
Updated: May 19, 2025Following the 2020 high-profile killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, the Village Worcester was born to be an Afrocentric cultural, learning, and healing center in Main South.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Craig Blais
Updated: May 19, 2025Few people have as much influence over economic development in Greater Worcester than Blais.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Jeannie Hebert
Updated: May 19, 2025Hebert has been instrumental in continuing the Blackstone Valley’s legacy as a historic center of American innovation.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Joshua Croke
Updated: May 19, 2025Croke has established themselves as not only a safe-space maker for the LGBTQ+ community, but as a leader for municipal change.
Updated: May 19, 2025
The Insiders: Who do Central Mass. power players say are the most influential people in the region?
Updated: May 19, 2025In February, WBJ asked the 400+ people who have ever been on a WBJ power list (Power 100, Power 50, Power Players) to vote for the professionals they believed are the most influential in the region. Nearly 600 votes were cast
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Karen Chapman
Updated: May 19, 2025Chapman is a longtime presence in the local chambers of commerce, starting in 1980, when she joined the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce as a secretary.
Updated: May 19, 2025
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