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Economic Development
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40 Under Forty: The ax-throwing, rope-swinging warriors of Marlborough
August 21, 2018It took a special kind of 40 Under Forty winner to want photos taken at the Apex Center in Marlborough.
August 21, 2018
Sports economists: $101M WooSox stadium deal unlikely to beat the odds
August 21, 2018Sports economists sharply criticized Worcester's ballpark plan, saying public benefits are often minimal and the spillover effects overstated.
August 21, 2018
Worcester's Flying Dreams Brewing opening second location in Marlborough
August 20, 2018Worcester's Flying Dreams Brewing Co. will open a second location into a space in Marlborough where a fledgling brewery failed to open the doors.
August 20, 2018
WBJ announces the 40 Under Forty for 2018
August 20, 2018With this year's WBJ 40 Under Forty, you see the people who could turn the cultural renaissance from a well-started idea to a full-blown reality.
August 20, 2018
Pearl/Elm Garage in downtown Worcester to close for repairs
August 16, 2018The Pearl/Elm Garage will close for repairs for more than a week starting Saturday after engineers determined the structure's safety has been compromised.
August 16, 2018
Engineering firm VHB to leave Union Station for Mercantile Center
August 10, 2018National engineering firm VHB has signed a long-term lease for nearly 9,000 square feet of office space at the Mercantile Center.
August 10, 2018
Data storage company closing 114-worker Marlborough facility
August 9, 2018The data storage company Western Digital is closing a 114-worker facility in Marlborough as part of a restructuring.
August 9, 2018
Baker to allow sales tax holiday this weekend
August 9, 2018Gov. Charlie Baker plans to authorize a sales tax holiday for this weekend, his office said Thursday morning, but the fate of the rest of the economic development bill and a slew of others due for action Thursday remains unclear.
August 9, 2018
Baker vetoes welfare benefits, traffic congestion tolling bills
August 6, 2018Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday made a dent in the flurry of bills that landed on his desk in the closing weeks of July, vetoing three and returning two with recommended amendments.
August 6, 2018
Milford Crossing 92% leased with two new tenants
August 2, 2018Milford Crossing has signed leases with two new tenants, bringing the shopping plaza to 92-percent occupied less than a year after it opened.
August 2, 2018
Health care, education bill talks falter at finish line
August 1, 2018The House and Senate stumbled across the finish line Tuesday night as talks over health care and education funding reforms collapsed.
August 1, 2018
Proposal could tax Airbnbs at 17.5 percent
July 30, 2018Short-term housing units rented through websites like Airbnb could be taxed at almost 17.5 percent in Boston, and Massachusetts would be the first state to maintain a central registry.
July 30, 2018
Galvin: Make benefit districts subject to public records law
July 27, 2018Before lawmakers legalize community benefit districts that would have the power to demand fees from property owners to pay for local improvements, they should ensure those entities are subject to the public records law, Secretary of State William
July 27, 2018
$600M economic development bill aims to correct imbalances
July 26, 2018The Senate's chairman of the Economic Development Committee said a $600 million economic development bill's investments and policy sections are "really going to get at the heart of the imbalance we all feel in our economy right now."
July 26, 2018
Frank Carroll sells downtown building for $2.9M
July 26, 2018A five-story office building on Main Street in downtown Worcester has sold for nearly $2.9 million, well below its initial sale price.
July 26, 2018The best defense is a good offense
July 23, 2018The state's affordable housing laws create a nightmare scenario for Central Massachusetts cities and towns who can see added density and out-of-place developments come into their community with little restriction.
July 23, 2018
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