Brad Kane is the Editor for Worcester Business Journal. Kane came to Worcester from its sister publication Hartford Business Journal, where he most recently served as managing editor. Kane talked his way onto HBJ’s staff in May 2010, previously working as a Boston Globe correspondent and a staff writer for the Patriot Ledger in Quincy. In another journalism life, he covered local politics in northern Ohio and southwest Florida. Kane has been honored for his work by the Alliance of Area Business Publications, the Florida Press Club, Ohio Associated Press and the National Society of Professional Journalists. He graduated from The Ohio State University, with an honor’s degree in journalism. He lives a calm, sleep-filled life in Wilbraham, Mass. with his wife, five young children and Texas heeler. In his 42 minutes of weekly free time, Kane runs the sidewalks, streets and trails of Western Massachusetts.
UMass Medical School Chancellor Dr. Michael Collins and UMass system President Marty Meehan have proposed setting up a volunteer corp of nursing and medical students to vaccinate Massachusetts residents against COVID-19, after the initial rollout of the vaccine has been bumpy.
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Alexis Kelleher’s business Crust Bakeshop took the same hits as other small businesses, particularly in the hospitality industry.
Patrick Smith, the head of small business banking at Santander Bank, joins the Weekly Business Report to advise small businesses on the opportunities and pitfalls for financing in the coming year, especially as companies begin to emerge from the recession, which is now nearly a year old.
Much like the rest of the country and the world, 2020 was a tough year in Central Massachusetts business. Looking at WBJ's Economic Forecast special edition, WBJ Podcast hosts Brad Kane and Hank Stolz look at what is to come for the region's economy in the coming year, including a look at some specific, bold predictions for news events in 2021.
The co-founder of the still relatively young and small brewery, Babineau has gone all-in on her company helping to serve society as a whole, becoming the second certified B Corp in Worcester and the first brewery.
Warehouses and distribution centers have been popping up throughout Central Massachusetts over the last year. In the last few months, online retail giant Amazon has added several locations throughout the region and appears poised to take over the high-profile location for the soon-to-be-demolished Greendale Mall.
Like the majority of Central Massachusetts colleges, Anna Maria College decided to open its campus for the fall semester, with enhanced safety measures to protect against the coronavirus.
After announcing in August that a quarter of the 1.8-million-square-foot Draper Mill in Hopedale would be demolished to make the site more amenable to new development, the owner of the historic centerpiece of the town said Tuesday the facility now will be entirely torn down.