Eric Casey

Eric Casey covers manufacturing and real estate for the Worcester Business Journal. He previously ran Burn After Reading, an online publication focusing on the cannabis industry. He has also formerly had freelance work published in outlets including Worcester Magazine and Different Leaf Magazine. Eric is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where he studied history and political science. He grew up in Marlborough and is currently a resident of Worcester.

Real Estate

🔒Lowe’s shopping center in Framingham sold for $33M

The site of a Lowe’s in Framingham near the Shoppers World shopping center has been sold for $32.6 million to a Boston-based real estate firm.

Banking & Finance

🔒Worcester energy company expands through acquisition of Norwell firm

After a private equity firm became its majority owner in February, Worcester-based electrical contractor and energy solutions company Commonwealth Electrical Technologies has acquired NuWave Energy Solutions in Norwell.

Retail

🔒German discount grocer ALDI opening sixth location in Central Mass.

German discount supermarket chain ALDI is growing its presence in Central Massachusetts.

Banking & Finance

🔒Longtime Worcester wealth manager co-founds new business downtown

After nearly two decades at the Worcester office of Wells Fargo Advisors, former branch manager Robert Cotter has teamed up with fellow former Wells Fargo advisor Chris Roering to launch their own Worcester-based wealth management firm.

Economy

🔒Q&A: Tariffs on Canadian steel are putting a Northbridge manufacturer at a competitive disadvantage to China, Europe

Riverdale Mills CEO Jim Knott Jr. sat down with WBJ to explain, whatever their intent, Trump’s tariffs are making business more difficult for this 45-year-old firm.

Education

🔒Accessing a vocation: As vocational-technical schools rise in popularity, limited space raises concerns over who gets to attend

For those who are able to grab a seat at the voc-tech table, the schools learned can provide lifetime value, even if students don’t end up spending the rest of their working lives in the field they studied,

Real Estate

Renew Worcester apartments sold for $26M to Boston firm with growing Central Mass. portfolio

Renew Worcester, a 92-unit apartment building in Worcester, has been sold for $25.73 million to The Micozzi Cos., a Boston-based firm with a growing presence in Central Massachusetts.

Real Estate

🔒Worcester affordable housing community sold for $100M to NY, Braintree firms

Plumley Village, a 430-unit affordable housing community in Worcester, has been sold for $100 million.

Health Care

Office building near UMass Chan campus sells for $2.3M to two addiction treatment executives

A two-story medical and professional office building on Worcester’s Belmont Street near the campus of UMass Chan Medical School has sold for $2.29 million.

Manufacturing