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Movers & Shakers
November 9, 2015GLEN MARTIN was promoted at Continental Woodcraft, a millwork subsidiary of BlueHive Strategic Environments of Worcester, to vice president. He was previously manufacturing manager for the company. Martin, who joined BlueHive in 2012, formerly
November 9, 2015State money for Worcester stadium
November 9, 2015Standing in front of a crowd of cheerful onlookers on Oct. 26 at the announcements of a $36-million renovation to two downtown Worcester office towers and of 500 UMass Memorial Health Care workers relocating downtown, Lt. Gov. Karen Polito was all
November 9, 2015
Massachusetts needs women business leaders
November 9, 2015Women, as well as minorities, bring unique perspectives and experiences and make companies stronger. The Boston Club's annual census of women directors and executive officers cites these numbers, bluntly stating: “No More Excuses.”
November 9, 2015
Front Street developer seeks to improve Worcester's value
November 9, 2015When Chip Norton set out to purchase two office towers in downtown Worcester, he knew modernizing the buildings and the adjoining property that includes a portion of a former mall would be key to the equation.
November 9, 2015
Worcester needs $50M to entice baseball team
November 9, 2015In order to get a baseball team like the Pawtucket Red Sox to make Central Massachusetts its home base, Worcester would have to find at least $50 million to invest in a stadium development as well as encourage businesses to become major supporters
November 9, 2015
$110K in loans to food truck, landscaper, grocery store
November 4, 2015The North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation has released small-business loans totaling $109,500 to three local businesses, the organization announced last week.
November 4, 2015
Marlborough receives $2.7M infrastructure grant
October 28, 2015The Massachusetts Office of Housing and Economic Development on Wednesday announced a $2.7-million MassWorks Infrastructure Program grant to pay for streetscape improvements on the outskirts of downtown.
October 28, 2015
Worcester traffic overhaul to receive $3M
October 26, 2015The city of Worcester received a $3 million MassWorks infrastructure grant award that will help the flow of traffic from Route 146 into downtown.
October 26, 2015
UMass Memorial moving 500 workers to upgraded downtown towers
October 26, 2015Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health Care will bring 500 information-technology employees downtown following the $36 million redevelopment of 100 and 120 Front St. in downtown Worcester.
October 26, 2015
2015 Outstanding Women In Business: Roberta Brien, Worcester Business Development Corp.
October 26, 2015Roberta Brien is vice president of projects for the Worcester Business Development Corp., an organization designed to promote the city as an economic leader in Massachusetts. She started with WBDC as a project manager 11 years ago, bringing to
October 26, 2015Baby steps add up in downtown Worcester
October 26, 2015The hoopla surrounding this month's announcement of a $33-million, high-end luxury hotel for downtown Worcester may seem a bit overhyped, but given the step-by-step nature of economic revitalization, business and city officials have the right to be
October 26, 2015
Fitchburg's $4.6M airport upgrade to entice business interest
October 26, 2015Economic development assets, whether for a community or for a region, often involve unique attributes that foster commercial growth and strengthen the desirability of a location.
October 26, 2015
High-end comes to Worcester's downtown
October 26, 2015In one fell swoop, a 168-room hotel has done something that years of development efforts have been striving for: align Worcester's downtown with the words luxury, premiere and high-end.
October 26, 2015
2015 Outstanding Women In Business: Susan Lawrence, Pepper's Fine Catering
October 26, 2015Susan Lawrence is co-owner of Pepper's Fine Catering in Northborough, having realized a lifelong dream to open her own food business.
October 26, 2015Baker wants to redevelop underused state properties
October 19, 2015Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday morning outlined plans to use underutilized state properties for open space, economic development and housing purposes, touting his plans as a way to generate new tax revenues.
October 19, 2015
How to lure the workforce:
October 19, 2015(Updated) Attracting qualified employees to MetroWest is not a simple case of “show me the money.”
October 19, 2015
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