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Development planned for former Table Talk Pies site, key to funding Polar Park, having difficulty raising financing
February 23, 2024A property that is set to play a role in helping the City of Worcester pay off debt associated with the construction of Polar Park is facing delays.
February 23, 2024
Q&A: An insider’s perspective on the WooSox sale
January 10, 2024WBJ sat down with Crowley in December to discuss how he got involved with the Worcester Red Sox, what the negotiations with Diamond were like, and what the transaction means for the team’s future in the city.
January 10, 2024
No path toward goal: Two years before soccer fever grips America again, Central Mass. appears to be missing out
Updated: January 8, 2024Since 2018, professional men’s or women’s soccer teams have been announced or launched in Boston, Hartford, Pawtucket, and Portland, while New England’s second-largest city has been sitting on the proverbial sidelines.
Updated: January 8, 2024
WBJ's 10 bold predictions for 2024
Updated: December 25, 2023Every December for this Economic Forecast special edition, the journalists in the WBJ newsroom forecast 10 possible news events for the coming year, based on their expertise and the trends in the Central Massachusetts business community.
Updated: December 25, 2023
Diamond Baseball Holdings' Portland Sea Dogs need stadium upgrades to continue operation
December 18, 2023It's not yet the bottom of the ninth inning — but pressure is increasing on the Portland Sea Dogs, Maine's only professional baseball team and the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, to have a better home field before the Dogs begin play in
December 18, 2023-
Economist: WooSox likely sold for $50-$70M
December 7, 2023The team has declined to give a purchase price on the sale to Diamond Baseball Holdings, but at the request of WBJ, a Holy Cross professor has estimated the team's valuation based on revenues, market size, and the new stadium.
December 7, 2023 
WooSox officially announce sale to Diamond Baseball Holdings, local owners to remain part of ownership
Updated: December 5, 2023The Worcester Red Sox on Tuesday afternoon officially announced the team will be sold to Diamond Baseball Holdings, a corporation based in New York City with more than 20 minor league baseball teams across the country.
Updated: December 5, 2023
Boston Globe: Worcester Red Sox sold to NYC corporation
November 30, 2023Diamond Baseball Holdings, a corporation that owns more than 20 minor league baseball teams across the United States, has reached an agreement to purchase the Worcester Red Sox, according to reporting by the Boston Globe
November 30, 2023
After the party: Developers face new challenges after proposing 4,000+ residential units in Worcester
Updated: November 13, 2023Rising costs on everything from construction loans to building materials are slowing some projects and delaying the start of others.
Updated: November 13, 2023-
Worcester City Council votes against dissolving Ballpark Commission
October 11, 2023The Ballpark Commission, which oversees certain aspects of Polar Park programming, will remain in place, following an 8-1 vote in favor of keeping it at a Worcester city council meeting.
October 11, 2023 
Despite shortfalls, Worcester anticipates making Polar Park debt payments as promised
Updated: June 6, 2023As was the case for the first two years of debt payments, the saving grace for the current fiscal year 2023 and the next fiscal year 2024 is a $3-million property sale from 2021.
Updated: June 6, 2023
WBJ wins eight awards in regional journalism competition
May 26, 2023Worcester Business Journal has been honored by the New England Newspaper & Press Association for coverage of diversity, equity, and inclusion issues, along with Polar Park, opinion commentary, editorial cartoons, and special sections on
May 26, 2023-
Nearly all of the WooSox biggest corporate sponsors have renewed their deals, some through 2030
May 16, 2023Of the 21 corporate sponsors who initially signed on as Founding Partners for the Worcester Red Sox ahead of their inaugural season, 16 have so far committed past the initial three-year term to renew their relationship with the team until at least
May 16, 2023 
Report: Polar Park will run $40-60M deficit for Worcester city government
May 11, 2023An academic paper has used the $160-million Polar Park in Worcester as one of two examples of the problem of the pro forma model, saying the ballpark will saddle the city government with fiscal deficits up to $60 million.
May 11, 2023
After surviving the perils of 2020, Worcester retailers are closing up shop and reducing operations as 2023's problems mount
Updated: February 20, 2023After surviving 2020, Worcester retailers are closing their business or reducing operations in the face of mounting problems in 2023.
Updated: February 20, 2023
WooSox to temporarily take over space originally slated for delayed bioscience facility
January 26, 2023The Worcester Red Sox plan on temporarily taking over the space set aside for the delayed Left Field Building, which is part of a five-building planned development slated to help pay for the $160-million public baseball stadium.
January 26, 2023
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