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  • Princeton Review Sees Q1 Profit

    May 8, 2009

    In what it's calling a demonstration of progress toward "sustainable profitability," The Princeton Review made a profit of $2.7 million in the first quarter of the year, compared with a loss of $577,00

    May 8, 2009
  • Mass. Bar Foundation Funds Worcester Judicial Youth Corps

    May 8, 2009

    For the third year, a grant from the Massachusetts Bar Foundation will allow the Supreme Judicial Court's Judicial Youth Corps Program to go on in Worcester this summer.

    May 8, 2009
  • WSC Looking To Revive Center For Crafts

    May 1, 2009

    The Worcester State College Board of Trustees has voted to form an alliance with the Worcester Center for Crafts, which closed its doors in Janu

    May 1, 2009
  • State Economy Continues Contraction

    Matthew L. Brown April 29, 2009

    The pace of job loss in Massachusetts quickened during the first quarter as overall economic activity in the state declined at an annualized rate of 4.2 percent, according to the latest

    Matthew L. Brown April 29, 2009
  • Framingham State Plans $45M Dorm

    Eileen Kennedy April 28, 2009

    Framingham State College has the fortune of being located off the heavily traveled Route 9. But its prime location along a major MetroWest artery also has put space at a premium.

    Eileen Kennedy April 28, 2009
  • Whitlock Joins Princeton Review Board

    April 27, 2009

    The Princeton Review Inc., based in Framingham, has appointed Linda Whitlock, the former CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, to its board of directors.

    April 27, 2009
  • State Should Meet Demand For Charter Schools

    Christopher R. Anderson April 27, 2009

    On March 9, president Obama cited the commonwealth’s outstanding performance in an international test that proved our fourth- and eighth-grade students match up with the world’s best in math and science.

    Christopher R. Anderson April 27, 2009
  • UMass Online Targets China For Growth Opportunity | Web-savvy schools can tap demand for global perspective

    Matthew L. Brown April 27, 2009

    When it reported 27 percent revenue growth for its 2009 fiscal year earlier this month, Shrewsbury-based UMass Online also mentioned that it had completed a specialized web site tailored for the Chinese market.

    Matthew L. Brown April 27, 2009
  • The Training Associates Promotes Two To VP

    April 21, 2009

    The Training Associates of Westborough has promoted Herb Blanchard to vice president of sales and Andrea Turner to vice president of operations.

    April 21, 2009
  • State Unemployment Up Slightly In March

    Matthew L. Brown April 16, 2009

    The state's unemployment rate was 7.8 percent in March, up from a newly revised February rate of 7.7 percent, according to the state Executive Office of Labor and

    Matthew L. Brown April 16, 2009
  • Waters In British Research Pact

    Matthew L. Brown April 16, 2009

    An agreement between Milford-based Waters Corp. and the University of Warwick in England has led to the establishment of the "Waters Centre for BioMedical Mass Spectrometry" at the university.

    Matthew L. Brown April 16, 2009
  • Judith L. Drew, Chief Learning Officer, Seven Hills Foundation

    April 14, 2009

    The Worcester-based Seven Hills Foundation recently hired Judith Drew to run and expand its training programs.

    April 14, 2009
  • Holy Cross Appoints Director For Religion Center

    April 14, 2009

    The College of the Holy Cross has named Thomas M. Landy director of its Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture.

    April 14, 2009
  • $540K Fed Grant For Becker Nursing Program

    Matthew L. Brown April 13, 2009

    Becker College's nursing program has received a $540,072 grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.

    Matthew L. Brown April 13, 2009
  • Mass. Residents Consider Fleeing High Housing Costs

    Matthew L. Brown April 13, 2009

    Massachusetts residents are "deeply concerned" about the affordability of housing despite ongoing declines in prices, according to the 2009 UMass Donohue Institute/

    Matthew L. Brown April 13, 2009
  • Worcester Tech Training School Relocates To Oxford

    Matthew L. Brown April 13, 2009

    A school that trains industrial engineers has bought an 8,000-square-foot office building at 11 Buffum Dam Rd. in Oxford.

    Matthew L. Brown April 13, 2009

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Should Madison Properties be forced to sell its Polar Park-adjacent land?
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When City of Worcester and Worcester Red Sox officials announced in 2018 the plan to construct the Polar Park baseball stadium in the Canal District, a key part of the economic development effort was a partnership with Boston developer Madison Properties to redevelop five properties around the ballpark into residences, hotels, and office buildings, with openings scheduled to begin in 2021 when the stadium opened.

All five of those Madison projects are significantly behind schedule and only one has come to fruition -- the high-end 228-apartment complex The Revington -- although the Canal District has seen other non-Madison developments come online, including The Cove and District 120 apartment complexes. All developments in Central Massachusetts have faced headwinds since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including trouble obtaining affordable financing, shortage of materials and labor, and downturns in the commercial real estate and life sciences industries.

The slow development of the Madison properties was the main reason cited by City officials for why the City's plan to not use general taxpayer funds to pay for the $160-million Polar Park has failed. Members of the City Council have gone as far as to call for one key Madison property to perhaps be seized by eminent domain to make way for a new developer.