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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.

As businesses in the Central Mass. economy continue to react to concerns over the coronavirus, the construction of the $132-million Polar Park baseball stadium in Worcester's Canal District is not expected to be impacted.

Instead of holding the marathon on Patriots' Day as is tradition, officials plan to reschedule it to Sept. 14 and will seek legislative approval to declare the day a state holiday. The postponement will be the first in the marathon's 124-year history.