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Economic Development

  • Movers & Shakers

    July 23, 2018

    Movers and shakers in Central Massachusetts from July 9 to July 23.

    July 23, 2018
  • Notre Dame group proposes public garden as compromise

    Zachary Comeau July 17, 2018

    The group suing the owners of the Notre Dame des Canadiens church are now proposing a compromise: a public garden.

    Zachary Comeau July 17, 2018
  • Front Street apartment complex completed; 26% leased

    Grant Welker July 12, 2018

    Final construction has been completed on the 145 Front at City Square development in downtown Worcester, with about one-fourth of apartment units under lease agreements.

    Grant Welker July 12, 2018
  • Mass. legislators to take up Baker's $610M economic development bill

    State House News Service July 9, 2018

    With just over three weeks left for formal sessions, the Legislature is ready to begin advancing its version of Gov. Charlie Baker's $610 million economic development bill (H 4297), which the governor filed in April.

    State House News Service July 9, 2018
  • The Power 50: Ann K. Tripp

    July 9, 2018

    As SVP, CIO and president of Hanover subsidiary Opus, Tripp is responsible for the investment strategy of more than $10 billion in client assets.

    July 9, 2018
  • The Power 50: Timothy P. Murray

    July 9, 2018

    Murray's role as president and CEO of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce is just the latest in his career-long endeavor helping to fight for the city and its region.

    July 9, 2018
  • The Power 50: Robert Walker

    July 9, 2018

    Area shoppers and diners know developer RA Ventures, even if the name of the company doesn't ring a bell.

    July 9, 2018
  • The Power 50: Kevin O'Sullivan

    July 9, 2018

    O'Sullivan is something of a godfather for the biomanufacturing surge in Worcester, having run the MBI incubator for 33 years and playing an active role in Worcester redevelopment efforts through the Economic Development Coordinating Council.

    July 9, 2018
  • The Power 50: Edward F. Manzi Jr.

    July 9, 2018

    Fidelity Bank, with its $809 million in assets and 143 employees, has been around longer than the more broadly known Fidelity Investments.

    July 9, 2018
  • The most influential people in the Central Mass. economy

    July 9, 2018

    In compiling our annual list of the most powerful people in the Central Massachusetts business community, there are countless CEOs, executive directors, presidents and founders to choose, from organizations with billions in revenue and offices

    July 9, 2018
  • The Power 50: Sherri Greene Pitcher

    July 9, 2018

    When Fidelity Bank in Fitchburg decided a year ago it wanted to expand its presence in Worcester, the bank tabbed Pitcher to make all the economic and community connections necessary to turn the expansion into a success.

    July 9, 2018
  • The Power 50: Nobuhiko Tamura

    July 9, 2018

    Tamura and the Marlborough-based drugmaker are big players in the state's growing life sciences industry, especially in Central Massachusetts.

    July 9, 2018
  • Worcester seeks pot shop applicants

    Grant Welker July 6, 2018

    Worcester is soliciting applications from prospective recreational marijuana shop operators for what it says would be a uniform approach for reviewing applications.

    Grant Welker July 6, 2018
  • Westborough seeks buyer for $6M vacant cinema

    July 3, 2018

    Westborough is seeking potential buyers for a 29-acre parcel housing a former Regal Cinema closed last fall.

    July 3, 2018
  • Appeals Court denies Notre Dame demolition halt

    June 25, 2018

    The courts have dealt another blow to a group's hopes to save the Notre Dame church in Worcester from the wrecking ball.

    June 25, 2018
  • Worcester's overhyped renaissance

    Grant Welker June 25, 2018

    Long caught in Boston's shadow and for decades trying to forge a new reputation for itself, Worcester is eager to find reasons to tout its economic progress – even if it is just a new restaurant or construction project start.

    Grant Welker June 25, 2018

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While shifting cultural norms in the business community have found hiring managers outwardly working toward hiring a more diverse staff, studies in the last few years by organizations like McKinsey & Co. and Regent University found women and people of color are promoted less frequently than their white male counterparts. This produces a dynamic where company leadership at many organizations remains dominated by white males even as the company's employees become more diversified.