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Economic Development
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Main South business condo project approved by planning board
June 30, 2022A seven-unit commercial condominium project on a long vacant lot at 807-815 Main St. was approved by the Worcester Planning Board in its Wednesday meeting.
June 30, 2022
Dean College’s dual leadership
Updated: June 27, 2022Dean College in Franklin announced in June two historic appointments to its leadership team. Kenneth Elmore will serve as the school’s 14th president and former Worcester city manager Edward Augustus will be the school’s first-ever chancellor.
Updated: June 27, 2022
Worcester Airport extends free parking for summer
June 23, 2022In anticipation of a robust summer travel season, Massachusetts Port Authority announced it will offer free parking at Worcester Regional Airport through Sept. 30.
June 23, 2022
Lifting the cannabis ban: One dispensary's fight to change hearts & minds
Updated: June 13, 2022As the chairman and CEO of Southbridge’s first cannabis dispensary, Bob Patton has had a uniquely powerful impact on the town, but it was not easily earned.
Updated: June 13, 2022
WBJ wins top prize at international journalism competition
June 12, 2022This marks the second time in three years WBJ has won the top prize for a midsized publication from AABP, and was one of five awards WBJ received for content produced in 2021.
June 12, 2022
Q&A: Previewing the Mass. Democratic Convention in Worcester with the top governor candidates
Updated: May 30, 2022Worcester Business Journal spoke to Democratic candidates for governor Sonia Chang-Díaz and Maura Healey ahead of the party's convention in Worcester, to ask about their stances on the state’s economic issues, particularly how they pertain to
Updated: May 30, 2022
An era of change: President Fithian eyes transformation for Clark University and its neighbors
Updated: May 30, 2022President David Fithian’s strategy for Clark University is crystal-clear: The Worcester school is moving into an era of bigger, broader, and bolder thinking.
Updated: May 30, 2022
Worcester eyeing affordable housing requirement for new developments
May 25, 2022Worcester may pass a new type of zoning to mandate affordable housing units in new developments. At a City Council meeting on Tuesday, councilors all spoke favorably about a report on inclusionary zoning from its Executive Office of Economic
May 25, 2022
WBDC promotes Roberta Brien to executive vice president
May 20, 2022Roberta Brien of the Worcester Business Development Corp. has been promoted to executive vice president, the WBDC announced Friday.
May 20, 2022
Stagnant Gardner properties sell for $1M to become commercial, residential space
May 17, 2022Two properties in Gardner’s downtown sold for $926,000 to an investment firm with a history of redevelopment projects in the city, according to a Friday release from the Gardner mayor's office.
May 17, 2022
Baker stresses need for downtown development in pitch for $3.5B bill
May 9, 2022Gov. Charlie Baker pitched lawmakers Monday on his $3.5 billion economic development package, saying at a hybrid hearing that COVID-era supply chain constraints, deadlines for using American Rescue Plan Act funding and general complexities in
May 9, 2022
Developers receive $315K grant for vacant Fitchburg property
May 6, 2022MassDevelopment, the state’s economic development financing agency, awarded $315,175 to a developer planning to redevelop a vacant three-story building in downtown Fitchburg.
May 6, 2022
Latino business association becomes affiliate of Worcester chamber
May 2, 2022The Latin American Business Organization, a statewide organization, will become the latest affiliate of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce.
May 2, 2022
2022 Power 50: Cliff Rucker
Updated: May 2, 2022Cliff Rucker has invested so heavily in Worcester’s entertainment industry, he is single-handedly bringing more than a million people to the city each year.
Updated: May 2, 2022
2022 Power 50: Bob Mumgaard
Updated: May 2, 2022Few companies worldwide have the ability to alter the entire course of human history, particularly our relationship with energy and limited global resources.
Updated: May 2, 2022
2022 Power 50: Roy Nascimento
Updated: May 2, 2022At 650 members, Roy Nascimento leads the second-largest Central Massachusetts chamber of commerce, and the only one with its own microloan lending division approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Updated: May 2, 2022
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