Eric Casey

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.

Diversity & Inclusion

Three Central Mass. employers named top LGBTQ+ workplaces

Worcester-based Hanover Insurance, Marlborough-based Boston Scientific, and Milford-based Waters Corp. have been named to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Equality 100 Award list.

Manufacturing

Solvus Global partners with Ohio firm to enhance additive manufacturing technology

Solvus Global, a Worcester-based technology company focusing on advanced manufacturing, has entered into a strategic partnership with EWI, a engineering and technology firm based in Ohio.

Manufacturing

Sutton property, home to machinery supplier, sells for $3.1M to Concord real estate firm

A property in Sutton containing flex warehouse space has been sold for $3.1 million to a Concord-based corporation.

Government & Politics

Former Green St. BBQ joint, where 375 apartments were planned, is back on the market

A property in Worcester’s Canal District – which had been slated to be turned into 375 apartments – is back on the market.

Education

Clark names Air Force veteran, business advisor as director of Small Business Development Center

Clark University in Worcester has named Thomas Herald as its new regional director of the school’s Small Business Development Center.

Health Care

Reliant Foundation grants $850K to 54 Central Mass. nonprofits

Dozens of Central Massachusetts nonprofits have received funds ranging from $5,000 to $30,000, as part of the Worcester-based Reliant Foundation’s 2023 community grants.

Economy

Central Mass. business confidence rises, although outlook remains pessimistic

The Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index rose from 45.7 to 49.6 in November, as statewide data showed a slight decrease.

Arts & Entertainment

Following fatal 2019 crash, Collings Foundation permanently grounds aircraft collection

The Collings Foundation, a nonprofit educational foundation based in Stow, has decided to ground all of its aircraft and put them on static display at its American Heritage Museum.

Manufacturing

Worcester property containing car dealership, offices, retail sold for $1.25M

A property located on Main Street in Worcester has been sold for $1.25 million.

Arts & Entertainment

Boston Globe: Worcester Red Sox sold to NYC corporation

Diamond Baseball Holdings, a corporation that owns more than 20 minor league baseball teams across the United States, has reached an agreement to purchase the Worcester Red Sox, according to reporting by the Boston Globe

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