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If Polar Park shutdown lasts until June, WooSox likely won't start on time
April 13, 2020To make up for lost time, the project team could decide to speed up the schedule by having crews work 12 hours per day and/or six days per week, Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus said on the WBJ Podcast.
April 13, 2020
WBJ Podcast: Coronavirus’ impact on the WooSox stadium
April 13, 2020Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus joins the podcast to detail how long of a delay the Polar Park stadium project can bear and still be ready in time for the Pawtucket Red Sox to move in by April 2021.
April 13, 2020
Central Mass. tourism industry expecting $200M in coronavirus losses, 1,200+ job losses
April 3, 2020With events canceled across the state and most hospitality businesses considered non-essential, the Central Massachusetts tourism industry is anticipating major losses due to the efforts to stem the coronavirus pandemic.
April 3, 2020
New market-rate apartment building rising in investor-friendly Main Middle neighborhood
Updated: March 30, 2020Daniel Stroe and his business partner, Timothy Adler, bought the building last year for $700,000 and are now deep in the process of converting it into 47 apartments, known as the Stamp Factory Lofts.
Updated: March 30, 2020
Movers & Shakers for March 30, 2020
Updated: March 30, 2020New hires and promotions at companies like AAFCPAs in Westborough, Bryley Sytems in Clinton, Concierge Physical Therapy in Sutton, Reliant Medical Group and Framingham State University.
Updated: March 30, 2020
Congress approves $2T economic stimulus
March 27, 2020The House of Representatives on Friday afternoon passed the $2-trillion economic stimulus package, which includes $367-billion in forgivable loans for small businesses, meant to help the economy as the country battles the coronavirus.
March 27, 2020
WooSox banking on meeting space to keep Polar Park busy all year
Updated: March 16, 2020Even in the minor leagues, today’s ballparks don’t just serve to host baseball games.
Updated: March 16, 2020
Restaurant dining rooms closed, gatherings of 25+ banned until at least April 6, as state responds to coronavirus
March 15, 2020Gov. Charlie Baker on Sunday announced all restaurants in Massachusetts to serve delivery and take-out only, all Massachusetts public schools must soon close for three weeks, most events with 25 or more people are now banned.
March 15, 2020
B.T.'s Smokehouse to close dining room, add more delivery, as retailers deal with coronavirus uncertainty
March 15, 2020more Central Massachusetts retailers are figuring out how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic while still serving customers and keeping employees working.
March 15, 2020
Massachusetts bans events with more than 250 people
March 13, 2020Gov. Charlie Baker is prohibiting almost all events that would bring 250 or more people together in the same space effective immediately in an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, but schools are not yet being instructed to shut down, the
March 13, 2020
Polar Park construction not expected to be disrupted by coronavirus
March 13, 2020As businesses in the Central Mass. economy continue to react to concerns over the coronavirus, the construction of the $132-million Polar Park baseball stadium in Worcester's Canal District is not expected to be impacted.
March 13, 2020
Boston Marathon postponed to fall
March 13, 2020Instead of holding the marathon on Patriots' Day as is tradition, officials plan to reschedule it to Sept. 14 and will seek legislative approval to declare the day a state holiday. The postponement will be the first in the marathon's 124-year
March 13, 2020
Railers, DCU Center, Hanover Theatre cancel upcoming events
March 12, 2020The Worcester Railers hockey team has suspended its season, the DCU Center in Worcester will not have NCAA men's hockey tournament games, and the Hanover Theatre has cancelled three shows for this upcoming weekend.
March 12, 2020
Marlborough school building two dorms with $16M MassDevelopment bond
March 12, 2020MassDevelopment has issued a $16-million tax-exempt bond on behalf of the Hillside School in Marlborough to allow the school to build and equip two new 16-unit dormitories.
March 12, 2020
Baker files $240M economic development bill
March 5, 2020Baker is seeking to incentivize the construction of new housing near public transit, maintain broadband service in Western Massachusetts, grow manufacturing jobs and support key technology industry clusters centered around the work being done on
March 5, 2020
Worcester area rated average for job growth
March 2, 2020When it comes to the country's best-performing urban areas economically, the Worcester area is just OK, according to a new report by the Milken Institute.
March 2, 2020
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