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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.

🔒From the Editor: Everything is going to be ok

WBJ decided to publish a Midyear Economic Update on the local business community, to see how all the major events so far in 2023 impacted people’s feelings about the rest of this year.

Local unemployment drops in Leominster, Athol, holds steady in Worcester, Framingham

The local unemployment rate in Central Massachusetts communities remained low in May, including falling further from April figures in the North Worcester County region.

Madison begins $4.3M lease on Polar Park parking garage, buys land for Left Field Building

Across the street from its first near-complete apartment building, Boston developer Madison Properties has begun a lease on the Polar Park parking garage that will pay the City of Worcester $4.3 million in base rent over the next 20 years.

🔒From the Editor: A cannabis future without stigma

Dispensaries would be as common as liquor stores, discussion around cannabis use would be as tolerated as drinking wine, and cannabis cafes would dot the landscape as bars do now.
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Despite shortfalls, Worcester anticipates making Polar Park debt payments as promised

As was the case for the first two years of debt payments, the saving grace for the current fiscal year 2023 and the next fiscal year 2024 is a $3-million property sale from 2021.

🔒From the Editor: A focus on energy & sustainability

With energy at the forefront of Central Mass. business leaders’ minds as prices have spiked in the last two years, WBJ decided to renew its focus on sustainability.

🔒From the Editor: Noah, the devourer of carbs

There’s a lot to like in hobbyist-turned-entrepreneur Chuck Brown’s quest to turn his home businesses into a sustainable retail shop, particularly because he provides a product that’s seemingly everywhere but at the same time very difficult to find in high quality.

🔒Power 50: The most influential Central Mass. professionals in 2023

Business professionals from organizations of all types and sizes hold some amount of power, but how you shape the economy and community is when you are truly influential.
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🔒From the Editor: Welcome to the inaugural Central MA Life Sciences Report

Central Massachusetts is well positioned to grow its life sciences sector with its proximity to the industry’s leading global hub in Boston and Cambridge.

🔒From the Editor: The joy of awards

With this April 3 edition, we arrive at another set of awards, the third of five WBJ will publish this year. The Manufacturing Excellence Awards remains our only sector-specific award and honors accomplishments in one of the foundational industries in Central Mass.
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