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  • Iconic Worcester toy store to close

    Sam Bonacci November 19, 2015

    The Classic Toy Shop that has been providing toys and games to the children of Worcester and surrounding communities for the past 35 years will shut its doors before the end of the year.

    Sam Bonacci November 19, 2015
  • Liquor retailer opens first Mass. store in Natick

    Emily Micucci November 19, 2015

    Total Wine & More, a national liquor retailer, has opened its first Massachusetts store at the Clover Leaf Mall on Speen Street in Natick.

    Emily Micucci November 19, 2015
  • Dudley Toyota dealer to change hands; remain open

    Sam Bonacci November 17, 2015

    A long-standing auto dealership in Dudley, Tri-State Toyota, will become McGee Toyota of Dudley as the community's only new car dealership cleared its final hurdle towards a sale Monday night.

    Sam Bonacci November 17, 2015
  • Gulf moves back into upper Midwest with Wisconsin deal

    Emily Micucci November 12, 2015

    Gulf Oil LP will continue its national expansion by bringing its brand back to Wisconsin after 20 years, the Framingham-based fuel distributor said this week.

    Emily Micucci November 12, 2015
  • Central Mass. Girl Scouts hold to $4 a box

    Sam Bonacci November 11, 2015

    Bucking a national trend of climbing prices, the Girl Scouts of Central & Western Massachusetts have decided to maintain $4 a box for the popular product linked to the organization's financial literacy program.

    Sam Bonacci November 11, 2015
  • Committee approves $15 an hour for fast food workers

    State House News Service November 11, 2015

    A legislative committee has endorsed a bill establishing a $15 an hour minimum wage for fast food and so-called big box store workers.

    State House News Service November 11, 2015
  • Auburn site of future BJ's gas station sells for $725K

    November 10, 2015

    An 82,000-square-foot parcel in Auburn has sold for $725,000 and will be used by BJ's Wholesale Club to build a gas station near its Route 20 store, according to NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs of Worcester.

    November 10, 2015
  • Front Street developer seeks to improve Worcester's value

    Sam Bonacci November 9, 2015

    When Chip Norton set out to purchase two office towers in downtown Worcester, he knew modernizing the buildings and the adjoining property that includes a portion of a former mall would be key to the equation.

    Sam Bonacci November 9, 2015
  • Atlas Distributing pays for karate

    Livia Gershon November 9, 2015

    When Chris Lloyd started working at Auburn beverage distribution company Atlas Distributing Inc., he was a young, single guy who didn't much care about the company's benefits. More than a decade later, he said, they're a big reason he wouldn't think

    Livia Gershon November 9, 2015
  • Why the EMV liability shift missed the mark

    Dick Mitchell November 9, 2015

    We're now more than a month past a deadline that was supposed to mark a major retail transition to a more secure credit card technology in the United States.

    Dick Mitchell November 9, 2015
  • Location, Inc. makes enjoying life a priority

    John A. Lahtinen November 9, 2015

    Founded 15 years ago by then Clark University doctoral student Andrew Schiller, Worcester big data firm Location, Inc. has become an industry authority in neighborhood search technology for 12 million people annually. It's also a leader in big data

    John A. Lahtinen November 9, 2015
  • Marlborough Savings Bank offers $20K training program

    John A. Lahtinen November 9, 2015

    Founded in early April way back in 1860, Marlborough Savings Bank has always remained committed to its customers and its employees.

    John A. Lahtinen November 9, 2015
  • Worcester receives $15K to design food jobs program

    November 6, 2015

    Worcester has received $15,000 towards helping emerging food entrepreneurs and small food retailers, and thus area unemployment, according to the Worcester Community Action Council (WCAC).

    November 6, 2015
  • Unemployment falls as U.S. adds 271,000 jobs

    November 6, 2015

    The nation's employment picture in October improved slightly over September as the unemployment rate dropped from 5.1 to 5 percent, and the country added 271,000 positions, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday.

    November 6, 2015
  • Virtusa plans $270M India acquisition

    Emily Micucci November 5, 2015

    Westborough information-technology consultant Virtusa Corp. announced Thursday its plan to pay $270 million for a majority interest in an India IT company that serves the banking industry.

    Emily Micucci November 5, 2015
  • Renovated Big Y in Worcester has 20 part-time positions

    October 30, 2015

    Big Y Foods will hire 20 part-time workers for its newly remodeled World Class Market at 100 Mayfield St.

    October 30, 2015

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Should Madison Properties be forced to sell its Polar Park-adjacent land?
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Poll Description

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.