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Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus joins the podcast to detail how long of a delay the Polar Park stadium project can bear and still be ready in time for the Pawtucket Red Sox to move in by April 2021.

Companies like Worcester Fitness, Centage Corp., Anna Maria College and Clinton Savings Bank all have had recent hires and promotions.

The Worcester Railers have named the executive director of Discover Central Massachusetts, Stephanie Ramey, as their new president, the team announced Tuesday.

Construction on Polar Park is temporarily suspended in light of the coronavirus pandemic, Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus announced in a press conference on Wednesday.

The Boston Athletic Association donated approximately 3,000 race day ponchos to St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester on Tuesday, to be used as personal protective equipment for staff responding to the coronavirus pandemic, the Town of Hopkinton announced in a press release.

Major Central Mass. construction projects like the $132-million Polar Park stadium are expected to continue even as non-essential businesses are shut down.

With closures tied to the coronavirus outbreak impacting everything from restaurants and schools to municipal offices, Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday filed a suite of legislation intended to offer a lifeline to workers forced to stay home and to cities and towns trying to keep local government operational.

In an episode recorded on Wednesday, March 11, the co-hosts of the WBJ podcast Weekly Business Report, spend about five minutes to talk about all the Central Massachusetts business and event closures, due to the effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Many Central Massachusetts executives see golf as not only a way to make or keep connections in the business world, but also as a passion.

Even in the minor leagues, today’s ballparks don’t just serve to host baseball games.