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Economic Development
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Worcester apartment building sells for $9.7M
December 28, 2017A 96-unit, 10-story apartment building just south of Becker College has sold for $9.7 million.
December 28, 2017
A tight housing market continues to push prices, downtown visions will be realized
December 25, 2017The trends are going in the right direction for homeowners: an increase in prices and a sharp drop this year in foreclosures, both in Central Massachusetts and across the state. A tight supply market means finding a home is more difficult.
December 25, 2017
Food, beer and sports will dominate Central Massachusetts' hospitality industry
December 25, 2017This past year was huge for the Worcester restaurant, entertainment and hospitality scene, with exciting announcements and openings.
December 25, 2017
Off-shore wind developers make pitches for state contracts
December 22, 2017Vying for a long-term contract for the first Massachusetts offshore wind farm, energy companies made their pitches to state officials Wednesday.
December 22, 2017
Mercantile Center lands coffeehouse as retail anchor
December 20, 2017Coffee shop Fuel America, which also will serve beer and wine, will open next fall in one of the most high-profile retail spaces in downtown Worcester at Front and Mercantile streets.
December 20, 2017
Pawtucket mayor pushes Rhode Island on $83M PawSox stadium
December 19, 2017Concerned about Worcester's ongoing efforts to woo the Triple A minor league Pawtucket Red Sox out of his Rhode Island city, Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien is holding a press conference at noon today, in an effort to speed up legislators' review of
December 19, 2017
Framingham's Magnuson Hotel slated for 26K-sf addition
December 14, 2017Lexington developer Soniya Hotel, LLC has applied to majorly renovate the Magnuson Hotel property in Framingham behind the British Beer Co. along Route 9.
December 14, 2017
Worcester's LakePharma plans Mass. expansion
December 13, 2017LakePharma, a biologics company with a laboratory in Worcester, has raised $30 million to open additional locations in Massachusetts and its home state of California.
December 13, 2017
CitySquare II marketing one of last Downtown Worcester development sites
December 11, 2017The last buildable site on the former Galleria property is for sale, with potential for an eight-story, 200,000-square-foot building.
December 11, 2017
Restaurants respond to time, cost pressures as lunch crowd shrinks
December 11, 2017Last year, people took 433 million fewer trips to restaurants than in the prior year. That 2-percent decline led to an estimated $3.2 billion in lost sales.
December 11, 2017
Cliff Rucker expands Worcester holdings
December 11, 2017Worcester Railers Owner Cliff Rucker has become a major part of the city's economic and cultural remaking, investing heavily in a busy strip of Downtown Worcester.
December 11, 2017
Worcester increases tax burden on businesses
December 6, 2017Despite urging from the business community and Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, the City Council on Tuesday night adopted tax rates shifing more of the tax burden to commercial properties.
December 6, 2017
Astellas Institute to relocate to Westborough
December 6, 2017The Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine, based in Marlborough, is moving to the Westborough Technology Park, according to the Westborough Economic Development Committee.
December 6, 2017
Baker backs Worcester's Red Sox bid
December 4, 2017Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday said the Massachusetts state government would provide any needed help in Worcester's attempt to lure the Triple A minor league Red Sox from Pawtucket, R.I. to the city.
December 4, 2017
NYC executive opens Worcester marketing agency
December 1, 2017In a press release, Jake Messier, founder of HEARD Strategy and Storytelling, said he chose Worcester to the new agency's headquarters.
December 1, 2017
Worcester eyeing 15 marijuana stores, local tax
November 29, 2017The Worcester Economic Development Committee has endorsed city regulations to limit the number of retail marijuana shops in the city to 15 and adopt a 3-percent sales tax on the products.
November 29, 2017
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