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Economic Development
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Corridor Nine chamber president to retire
January 9, 2014The woman responsible for leading the Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce to independence announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of April.
January 9, 2014
Businesses In Downtown Worcester See Revenue Lift With Influx Of Students
January 6, 2014Think of college students and food, and you might picture a case of ramen noodles or late-night pizza deliveries, not a restaurant featuring shrimp cocktails and veal marsala. But Cyrus Mizrahi, owner of Viva Bene Italian Ristorante on Commercial
January 6, 2014
3 steps towns should take to control their economic fates
January 6, 2014Massachusetts communities can no longer rely on state or federal aid to fill budget gaps. Therefore, each municipality must be responsible for its own economic fate.
January 6, 2014
Panel Forges Ahead With Boston Olympic Plans
December 19, 2013Leading a commission to explore the feasibility of hosting the 2024 summer Olympics in Greater Boston, Suffolk Construction Chairman and CEO John Fish on Wednesday said planners should be creative in thinking about how to address housing and
December 19, 2013
Council OKs Tax Breaks For 2 Worcester Hotels
December 17, 2013The City Council unanimously approved tax breaks Tuesday for a $38 million project to build two Downtown area hotels -- a Renaissance by Marriott at CitySquare and a Hampton Inn at Gateway Park.
December 17, 2013
Fred Eppinger: President and CEO, The Hanover Insurance Group
December 9, 2013Fred Eppinger, who pitched for the Holy Cross baseball team more than three decades ago, likes to say he just happened to be the head of Hanover Insurance when all good things happened for his company.
December 9, 2013
Brownfields Program Has Paid Off For Mass. Business
December 9, 2013In the early 1990s, a coalition of environmental advocates, bankers, developers, lawyers, regulators and environmental consultants in Massachusetts came together to develop a new approach to address contaminated properties.
December 9, 2013
Charles Monahan: President, MCPHS University, Worcester
December 9, 2013The presence of MCPHS — formerly the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences — is unparalleled in downtown Worcester.
December 9, 2013
Gail Carberry: President, Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester
December 9, 2013Gail Carberry knows and loves community colleges. Now she's now using her position to preserve and protect as much of system's independence as possible.
December 9, 2013
J. Christopher Collins: Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Unum Group, Worcester
December 9, 2013Unum, the Tennessee-based provider of employeebenefits and disability insurance, had a long history in Worcester as the Paul Revere Life Insurance Co. before Unum acquired it.
December 9, 2013
Worcester Leaders Laud Work Of Departing Officials
December 9, 2013Business and educational leaders in and around Worcester hope the city's new manager and economic development chief will continue the work begun by their predecessors, both of whom will be leaving City Hall within the next two months.
December 9, 2013Editoral: O'Brien Will Be A Tough Act To Follow
December 9, 2013The professionals who manage municipal governments have a primary responsibility to oversee the day-to-day operations of public services, hold down costs, get the most you can out of your budget and stay close to your board of selectmen or city co
December 9, 2013
Mary DeFeudis: Philanthropist and Volunteer, Northborough
December 9, 2013In 2005, with her children grown, Mary DeFeudis found herself in a transitional phase.
December 9, 2013Report Predicts Slow Mass. Population Growth
December 4, 2013A report released by the UMass Donahue Institute today forecasts population growth of 4.4 percent between 2010 and 2030, with the growth rate gradually slowing both in Central Massachusetts and across the state as the birth rate declines and the
December 4, 2013
State Pledges Another $11M to CitySquare
November 26, 2013The commonwealth has chipped in another $11 million for the development of Worcester's CitySquare, state and local officials announced Tuesday.
November 26, 2013
Bolton Wins Spot At Table In Slots Proposal
November 22, 2013The developer of the prospective slots parlor in Leominster will be required to negotiate a surrounding community agreement with the town of Bolton, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission decided Thursday.
November 22, 2013
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