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Economic Development
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Sullivan Insurance CFO retires after 34 years, firm’s VP of finance named as successor
March 10, 2025After 34 years as the CFO of Sullivan Insurance Group in Worcester, Gary Leger is calling it a career.
March 10, 2025
Q&A: Fitchburg gallery brings out the talent in local artists
Updated: March 10, 2025Located in Downtown Fitchburg, Gallery Marquee is a hub where artists can showcase their pieces, attend workshops, and network.
Updated: March 10, 2025
Competing for world-class capital: Worcester’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is attracting more investors
Updated: March 10, 2025It was once common business wisdom that you had to be in a major U.S. city to successfully attract venture capital for a startup. Not anymore, according to key figures in Worcester's entrepreneurial scene.
Updated: March 10, 2025
Brick & mortar: Central Mass. banks are standing behind the power of in-person banking in an increasingly digital age
Updated: March 10, 2025In Central Massachusetts, the confidence banking executives have in the brick-and-mortar model is unwavering.
Updated: March 10, 2025
Attorney: Landlords hit by Trump’s federal lease cancellations have little legal recourse
March 5, 2025Property owners impacted by the federal government’s sudden termination of seven Central Massachusetts leases for facilities used by federal agencies likely have few options for recourse, according to a local real estate attorney.
March 5, 2025
MassDevelopment completes merger with fellow quasi-public agency
February 18, 2025The merger was required under a November 2024 economic development law.
February 18, 2025
Boston pizza and ice cream eatery to open 2nd location in historic Marlborough building
February 13, 2025Picco, a restaurant based in Boston’s South End serving pizza and ice cream, is set to open a second location in the historic Peoples Savings Bank building in Downtown Marlborough.
February 13, 2025
Developer pitches 11-story, mixed-use building for Downtown Worcester
February 12, 2025A Springfield-based developer is proposing an 11-story building for the site of a Downtown Worcester parking lot, featuring 139 residential units.
February 12, 2025
Worcester’s new innovation hub inks partnership with RI entrepreneurship center
February 10, 2025Auxilium, a new Worcester-based innovation studio and accelerator opened in January, is partnering with fellow startup center RIHub.
February 10, 2025
Blooming business: The founders behind Worcester plant and decor shop Seed to Stem see their second location as the beginning of a bigger dream
Updated: February 10, 2025Worcester shoppers know, if you’re in the market for a succulent, incense holder, or even an eel skull, there is a one-stop shop you can’t miss: Seed to Stem.
Updated: February 10, 2025
Former site of 102-year-old Sunnyside Ford dealership in Holden up for sale
February 7, 2025Eight parcels once comprising the Sunnyside Ford dealership in Holden are up for sale.
February 7, 2025
Despite federal uncertainty, Mass. economic development secretary remains bullish on state's prospects
February 5, 2025Despite all of the uncertainty and changes coming out of Washington and the chronically high cost of living in Massachusetts, Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao says her confidence level is "high."
February 5, 2025
Railers attendance up compared to last season, potentially reversing downward trend
February 3, 2025With 29 games left in their 2024-25 season, the Worcester Railers are drawing more fans to their games compared to last year.
February 3, 2025
Movers & Shakers for Jan. 27, 2025
Updated: January 27, 2025Professionals at ERA Key Realty Services, the Worcester Community Action Council, and Open Sky Community Services are making career moves.
Updated: January 27, 2025
Passing the torch: With two new leaders, Fitchburg’s decades-long downtown revitalization enters its next phase
Updated: January 27, 2025Fitchburg began its first intentional effort to revitalize its core back in 2001.
Updated: January 27, 2025
Cliff Rucker, owner of Worcester Railers, launches Central Mass. entrepreneurship hub
January 24, 2025The hub will include an innovation studio offering a 12-month residency and a three-month accelerator program.
January 24, 2025
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