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Polar Park
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WooSox stadium construction halted until at least May 4
April 2, 2020Construction on Polar Park is temporarily suspended in light of the coronavirus pandemic, Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus announced in a press conference on Wednesday.
April 2, 2020
WooSox banking on meeting space to keep Polar Park busy all year
Updated: March 16, 2020Even in the minor leagues, today’s ballparks don’t just serve to host baseball games.
Updated: March 16, 2020
Development surrounding WooSox stadium approved for four more tax breaks
February 26, 2020The Worcester City Council has approved four new tax breaks for a mixed-use development slated to rise across Madison Street from the $132-million Polar Park public baseball stadium.
February 26, 2020
Odds increase against Polar Park breaking even, economists say
Updated: February 3, 2020More than half dozen economists interviewed by WBJ said the cost overruns will make Polar Park far less likely to come close to paying for itself after it opens in 2021.
Updated: February 3, 2020
Public spending on WooSox projects to increase to $189M
Updated: January 20, 2020The total public spending on all four Canal District projects directly related to the August 2018 announcement by the Pawtucket Red Sox to relocate to Worcester has increased to $189 million.
Updated: January 20, 2020
WooSox: Despite bumps & bruises, team coming in April 2021
January 13, 2020While the cost to build the Woo Sox's new home at Polar Park in the Canal District has increased to $132 million, the Worcester Red Sox president promised opening day for the Triple A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox remains unchanged.
January 13, 2020
Worcester seeking more tax breaks for WooSox-related development
January 13, 2020The $132-million public commitment for the Worcester Red Sox ballpark was to be a catalyst for a $125-million mixed-use development planned to rise next to the stadium. But existing tax breaks and public financing for the development may now be
January 13, 2020
WooSox stadium costs increase to $132M
January 11, 2020The planned baseball stadium the City of Worcester is building for the Pawtucket Red Sox now will cost an extra $30 million, with the city and the team paying for the added expense with increased ticket and parking fees, along with adding more
January 11, 2020
Worcester, Madison Properties file Canal District ballpark plans
September 25, 2019The City of Worcester and Boston developer Madison Properties have filed long-awaited plans for the $101-million Polar Park baseball stadium and a bevy of mixed-use properties in the Canal District.
September 25, 2019
Polar Park to feature autonomous checkout store
September 25, 2019Polar Park, the future home of the Worcester Red Sox, will feature what the team is calling the world’s first autonomous checkout store in a pro sports and entertainment venue.
September 25, 2019
First building demolished on Polar Park site
August 28, 2019The first demolition of buildings at the Polar Park baseball stadium site in Worcester has begun, starting Thursday morning with the razing of a small warehouse at 50 Washington St.
August 28, 2019
With baseball coming to the Canal District, Table Talk Pies begins search for new property
July 26, 2019Table Talk Pies is looking to relocate its 140,000-square-foot facility in Kelley Square as space and real estate become a premium with the impending construction of the $101-million Polar Park baseball stadium.
July 26, 2019
WooSox, officials celebrate ceremonial groundbreaking of $101M Polar Park
July 11, 2019The city, Pawtucket Red Sox and local and state officials Thursday held a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the future Polar Park.
July 11, 2019
Polar Park has 21 months to avoid typical cost & delay issues in stadium construction
June 7, 2019Polar Park's groundbreaking is expected in July, with a planned April 2021 opening. That can often be enough time to build a ballpark, but other parks have suffered delays and Worcester's site is a complex one.
June 7, 2019
Polar Park joining an arms race for more elaborate, immersive ballpark experiences
June 7, 2019Worcester’s planned Polar Park is still being designed but one feature that's set, a brick building with ballpark views, has become common at parks across the country as teams build more elaborate parks with a variety of seating options.
June 7, 2019
Developer of critical WooSox mixed-use project has low-key history
May 13, 2019The key principal for Boston-based Madison Properties has experience with Worcester but has never built a project like the one he has planned next to the proposed Polar Park.
May 13, 2019
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