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Economic Development
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Every professional who has been on a WBJ Power list, 2013-2022
Updated: May 2, 2022Worcester Business Journal began listing the most influential people in the Central Massachusetts economy in 2013, using various iterations of the concept to arrive at the Power 50, which started in 2018.
Updated: May 2, 2022
2022 Power 50: Timothy Murray
Updated: May 2, 2022Timothy Murray not only serves as the face of the Greater Worcester business community, but he often is the power behind the scenes making deals happen.
Updated: May 2, 2022
2022 Power 50: Anthony Consigli
Updated: May 2, 2022Under Anthony Consigli’s leadership starting in the 1990s, Consigli Building Group has grown from $1 million to $2.25 billion in annual volume.
Updated: May 2, 2022
2022 Power 50: Ivette Olmeda
Updated: May 2, 2022Through her work as a MassDevelopment fellow, Ivette Olmeda has played an instrumental role in redefining a crucial block of Worcester’s Main South neighborhood into a bustling small business hub.
Updated: 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
2022 Power 50: Charles Norton
Updated: May 2, 2022Charles Norton has already had a tremendous impact on the region’s development trajectory and shows no signs of slowing.
Updated: May 2, 2022
Power 50: The most influential professionals of 2022
Updated: May 20, 2022The Power 50 may not necessarily hold the most power in the region, but they are the people who most effectively wielded their power to have an outsized influence on the economy and the community within the last year.
Updated: May 20, 2022
2022 Power 50: Bill Shaner
Updated: May 2, 2022Bill Shaner provides a counterpoint to the City's economic development strategy, by giving voice to negatively impacted groups and decrying the loss of cultural resources.
Updated: May 2, 2022
Worcester to seek affordable housing proposals on two foreclosed properties
April 27, 2022The City of Worcester is moving ahead with redeveloping two foreclosed properties into affordable housing.
April 27, 2022
Templeton restaurant to buy real estate with $67K NCMDC loan
April 27, 2022Templeton restaurant Baldwinville Station received a $67,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. to purchase the encompassing real estate of the restaurant, the small business financing organization announced Tuesday.
April 27, 2022
Downtown Fitchburg selected for $1.6M MassDevelopment arts program
April 26, 2022Fitchburg has been selected as one of three cities to be included in MassDevelopment’s Transformative Development Initiative Creative Cities program, which supports arts and culture partnerships in TDI districts.
April 26, 2022
Final CitySquare parcels, including former Notre Dame church site, sell for $5M
April 25, 2022The final two vacant parcels in downtown Worcester’s CitySquare development, including the site of the demolished Notre Dame church, sold for $5 million to a Rhode Island residential developer, according to the Worcester South District Registry of
April 25, 2022
Baker proposing $3.5B bill geared toward downtown developments
April 25, 2022A $3.5 billion economic development bill that Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Thursday looks to chart a post-pandemic pathway for Massachusetts with investments in housing, downtown revitalization and climate resilience, administration officials
April 25, 2022
Worcester district granted $75K for downtown signs, branding
April 21, 2022The Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District was awarded a $75,000 travel and tourism recovery grant from the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism.
April 21, 2022
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