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.
The Worcester City Council on Tuesday night is scheduled to vote on a property exchange deal with Saint Vincent Hospital, so the healthcare provider can increase its campus footprint in Washington Square, according to the council agenda.
Worcester law firm Christopher, Hays, Wojcik & Mavricos LLP chose Westborough as the location of its satellite office both for its convenience and access to a significant portion of the Massachusetts market.
Worcester Business Journal was honored as the second best small business-to-business publication in the country on Saturday at the annual conference of the Alliance of Area Business Publications, while a WBJ editorial was named the best of the year at the same ceremony.
Mary T. Dean took over CIO and senior vice president of Clinton Savings Bank earlier this year, heading up the technological operations for the community bank with six branches, two in-school branches and assets totaling $507 million.
Manufacturing employs a larger portion of the workforce than in any other area of the state and some of Central Massachusetts' manufacturers are being honored in the Worcester Business Journal inaugural Manufacturing Excellence Awards.
The new dean of WPI's business school has focused on WPI's strengths of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and sought to ensure every WPI student leaves school with some degree of business education.