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Economic Development
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Worcester tax classification hearing tonight
December 20, 2016The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce is encouraging the business community to advocate for a smaller split between the commercial and residential tax rate for city property owners.
December 20, 2016
New Gateway Cities funds to benefit Theatre District
December 20, 2016(Updated on Dec. 21) The Theatre District in downtown Worcester is one of 10 Gateway Cities projects that will benefit from a $3-million award to the Boston Community Capital loan fund to support the development of mixed-use projects.
December 20, 2016
Options to privatize MBTA service diminished under union deal
December 20, 2016The agreement struck between the MBTA and Carmen's Union Local 589 on Monday ends the talk of privatizing MBTA bus routes.
December 20, 2016MassEcon taps local business leaders for board spots
December 19, 2016MassEcon, a state economic development agency, elected two local business leaders to its board of directors at its year-end meeting last week.
December 19, 2016
2017 WBJ Economic Forecast
December 19, 2016Predicting the short-term future isn't terribly difficult. Preparing for it is.
December 19, 2016
What you need to know in real estate for 2017
December 19, 2016Worcester officials and area developers have been working hard to build up development, and now the city is reaping the benefits.
December 19, 2016
Westborough added 710 jobs in 2016
December 14, 2016The Westborough Economic Development Committee has detailed the community's gains in the past year that include the addition of 710 jobs.
December 14, 2016
Bowditch & Dewey sell offices for $2.8M to hockey developer
December 14, 2016In a continued land-grab by Worcester Railers Hockey Club owner Cliff Rucker, the Worcester office building of law firm Bowditch & Dewey sold Wednesday for $2.8 million.
December 14, 2016
Ameresco to construct $11M Navy Yard plant in Philly
December 13, 2016Framingham energy services firm Ameresco has been selected to design, engineer, operate and maintain a natural gas-fired peaking plant at Philadelphia's Navy Yard that will serve as the centerpiece of one of America's largest private microgrids.
December 13, 2016
UMass to celebrate downtown expansion
December 6, 2016UMass Memorial Health Care will celebrate a nearly 18,000-square-foot downtown expansion Wednesday at Mercantile Center.
December 6, 2016
Sandy L. Dunn: Standard Bearer
December 5, 2016The DCU Center plays a larger than life role in the health of downtown Worcester and Sandy Dunn is in charge of directing its influence.
December 5, 2016
Travis McCready: Next Wave
December 5, 2016As interest in making biomanufacturing a bigger player in the state's economy grows, McCready is the top man at the state level pointing to Central Massachusetts and the advantages the region brings to such plans.
December 5, 2016
Che Anderson: Next Wave
December 5, 2016Anderson melds personal interests with professional to bring events to Worcester and raise its international visibility.
December 5, 2016
Timothy P. Murray: Standard Bearer
December 5, 2016The uptick in the pace of Worcester's recent revitalization can be attributed to number of factors, but high on that list is Murray joining the chamber back in 2013.
December 5, 2016
Cliff Rucker: Gear Shifter
December 5, 2016A year after the Worcester Sharks moved away and left the city without an ice hockey team, Rucker announced he was making it his mission to keep hockey culture alive and well in Central Massachusetts.
December 5, 2016
Matthias Waschek: Gear Shifter
December 5, 2016The Worcester Art Museum is an institution that has the power to elevate the city's visibility, and in the last year Waschek has begun to tap into that power to support a surging art movement.
December 5, 2016
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