Eric Casey covers manufacturing and real estate for the Worcester Business Journal. He previously ran Burn After Reading, an online publication focusing on the cannabis industry. He has also formerly had freelance work published in outlets including Worcester Magazine and Different Leaf Magazine. Eric is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where he studied history and political science. He grew up in Marlborough and is currently a resident of Worcester.
A Suffolk Superior Court judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement involving a class action lawsuit against Worcester-based Peterson Oil regarding its use of biodiesel fuel mix.
The former Sunnyside Ford auto dealership in Holden, a property which dates back to the days of the Ford Model T, will continue to be used by the automotive industry after a $2.35 million sale.
The expansive 5,000-square-foot collection of arms and armor, featuring pieces from the shuttered Higgins Armory Museum, is now on display in a dedicated gallery space on WAM’s second floor.
More businesses are being started and bought by military veterans, particularly as the wave of post-9/11 service members hit the civilian workforce. Still, veterans in Central Massachusetts are calling for more help.
For the past three years, the family-owned recreation site has been able to open for ski lessons in October, well before the first natural snow has begun to fall.