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Economic Development
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: 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.
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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
2025 Power 100: Joshua Lee Smith
Updated: May 19, 2025Smith’s extensive expertise and calm demeanor has made him the go-to resource for anybody looking to do big things in Worcester and beyond.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Timothy Murray
Updated: May 19, 2025Murray, a former Worcester mayor and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts under Gov. Deval Patrick, was initially approached to lead the Worcester chamber in 2013 by the board of directors.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Pete Dunn
Updated: May 19, 2025As head of GWCF, he leads distribution of the funds from the third-largest grantmaking foundation in Central Massachusetts, as it has more than $205 million in assets.
Updated: May 19, 2025
The Insiders 2025: Karen Pelletier
Updated: May 19, 2025Story by Che Anderson, assistant vice chancellor at UMass Chan Medical School
Updated: May 19, 2025
Power 100: WBJ names the most influential professionals in 2025
Updated: May 19, 2025The Power 100 edition is an annual report on how power is shared and expended in Central Massachusetts each year, as told through the 100 people who are most effectively wielding their influence, with a special focus on those creating change and
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Michael Angelini
Updated: May 19, 2025Angelini likes to keep a low profile, but with the amount of power he holds in the growing Greater Worcester area, that’s been easier said than done.
Updated: 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
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