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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
How did we do with WBJ’s 2022 predictions?
Updated: December 26, 2022In December 2022, the WBJ Editorial staff made 10 predictions of what this year’s headlines would bring. They were bold, and they were mostly wrong. We got three right. Here are our predictions and what actually happened.
Updated: December 26, 2022
Polar Park contractor to pay $1.9M over false claims of diversity inclusion
December 22, 2022A joint venture of Gilbane Building Co. of Providence, Rhode Island and Hunt Construction Group, Inc. of Indianapolis, Indiana agreed to pay $1.9 million to resolve allegations that it misrepresented allocation of work to disadvantaged businesses
December 22, 2022
Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 20: The Port of Worcester
December 12, 2022Trivia question: What $160-million public facility opened in Worcester’s Canal District in 2021?
December 12, 2022-
Paying Polar Park’s debt: For the second year, underwhelming tax collections were saved by a public property sale
Updated: November 28, 2022When Polar Park was first announced in August 2018, Worcester's pay-for-itself plan for it was centered around six proposed buildings from Boston developer Madison Properties. But that development has since significantly shrunk in size and been
Updated: November 28, 2022 
Maddi's Cookery becomes fifth Canal District restaurant to close in three months
November 13, 2022Worcester restaurant Maddi’s Cookery and Taphouse, the second location from the owner of the Depot Street Tavern in Milford, will close on Saturday, becoming the fifth Canal District eatery to close in a few months.
November 13, 2022
WBJ wins top prize at international journalism competition
June 12, 2022This marks the second time in three years WBJ has won the top prize for a midsized publication from AABP, and was one of five awards WBJ received for content produced in 2021.
June 12, 2022
Report: Polar Park housing project at risk of losing tax break over hiring practices
June 10, 2022The 228-unit residential building under construction near to the $160-million Polar Park baseball stadium, and key to the plan to pay off the public stadium, is at risk of losing its 15-year tax break, according to a report by the Worcester version
June 10, 2022
Sophomore jump: WooSox attendance has increased 24%, now second best in minor leagues
Updated: May 30, 2022Through their first 22 home games, the Worcester Red Sox averaged 7,638 fans per game, more fans than the team has seats at its new $160-million baseball stadium.
Updated: May 30, 2022
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