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.

Government & Politics

Campaign to eliminate separate minimum wage for restaurant workers reaches ballot

The One Fair Wage Campaign have reached the signature threshold needed to have the measure placed on the 2024 ballot.

Education

Nonprofit to open Worcester school for high school-aged students with autism

The Center for Applied Behavioral Instruction will open a transitional school in a former Clark University building located at 80 William St. in Worcester.

Arts & Entertainment

Massachusetts Pirates football team’s move to Lowell official, 2024 scheduled released

The Massachusetts Pirates have made their move to Lowell’s Tsongas Center official and are now selling home game tickets for next season.

Real Estate

Marlborough apartment complex sold for $74M to Boston-based real estate firm

Talia Apartments, a luxury residential complex in Marlborough with 225 units, has been sold to a Boston-based corporation for $74 million.

Arts & Entertainment

WooSox officially announce sale to Diamond Baseball Holdings, local owners to remain part of ownership

The Worcester Red Sox on Tuesday afternoon officially announced the team will be sold to Diamond Baseball Holdings, a corporation based in New York City with more than 20 minor league baseball teams across the country.

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