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.
Three incubators in MetroWest received a collective $105,375 in incubator grants from MassDevelopment as part of a funding round focused on community-based innovation and entrepreneurship from the financing agency.
The uptick in the pace of Worcester's recent revitalization can be attributed to number of factors, but high on that list is Murray joining the chamber back in 2013.
Despite her prominent regional role at Harvard Pilgrim, McEvoy-Zdonczyk is a behind the scenes force of nature behind major developments and organization in the city and the region.
Even as little as one year ago, Worcester was facing a hotel shortage, but now as Worcester continues its urban renaissance, Thomas is ensuring a hotel expansion is in the mix.
Gathered here are the 2016 business leaders who leveraged their positions in the community to have an outsized influence on the Central Massachusetts economy.
The value of the parent company for Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester and MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham dropped more than 25 percent in morning trading on Wednesday.
The average annual pay for an employee of a Worcester County private manufacturing company dipped slightly last year to $74,642, but salaries for the region's manufacturing workers have increased 28 percent since 2006.