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Brad Kane

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.

WBJ Podcast: When will Mass. businesses be optimistic again?

Chris Geehern, executive vice president for public affairs and communications at the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, details the reasons behind Massachusetts employer pessimism in AIM's Business Confidence Index and predicts how long it will be before businesses in the state are optimistic again.

WBJ Podcast: COVID’s fallout in nursing homes

In August, UMass Medical School in Worcester was tasked with working to address the problem of nearly 4 out of 5 coronavirus-related deaths coming in nursing homes.

WBJ Podcast: JPMorgan Chase is optimistic about Worcester’s economic recovery

Despite the economic recession amid the coronavirus pandemic, executives from JPMorgan Chase, who are growing their presence in Central Massachusetts, are saying both Greater Worcester and the nation as a whole have good reasons for economic optimism.

WBJ Podcast: 40 Under Forty winners Kate Marquis & Abed Hamid

Joining the WBJ Podcast are two of this year's winners: Kate Marquis from her company Lilac & Oak in North Brookfield, and Abed Hamid from Charlton manufacturer KARL STORZ Endovision.
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🔒WBJ announces the 40 Under Forty, Class of 2020

This year’s 40 Under Forty class is certainly like no other. Although full of the archetypal up-and-coming leaders of Central Massachusetts business organizations, each member of the Class of 2020 has found a way to thrive in the midst of an international crisis.

WBJ Podcast: Why Webster Five backed a $4M restaurant during the pandemic

The senior business lending office for Webster Five bank joins The Weekly Business Report to discuss the bank's backing of the Broadway Hospitality Group's two-story, rooftop restaurant.

Trolley Yard developer plans $50M+ life science center at The Reactory in Worcester

Galaxy Life Sciences, a sister company to the developer of the Trolley Yard retail complex in Worcester, on Friday evening announced plans to spend at least $50 million to develop a biomanufacturing facility at the 46-acre Worcester life sciences campus The Reactory.

EcoTarium to lay off 65% of staff on Sept. 4

Worcester science museum EcoTarium announced Friday it will lose 24 staff positions when it closes for the fall and winter on Sept. 4, as it struggles with reduced revenue in the coronavirus pandemic.
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WBJ Podcast: Executive to Executive: Jack Roche & Dr. Eric Dickson

In this episode of the podcast The Weekly Business Report, the CEO of Hanover Insurance Group and the CEO of UMass Memorial Health Care interview each other for a new recurring WBJ feature called Executive to Executive.

🔒Remember, we need to take this seriously

If we are going to get to a full-throated reopening, we first must get the pandemic under control.
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