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

Construction begins on Marlborough luxury apartments

Wood Partners, a national multifamily real estate firm based in Georgia, has announced the beginning of construction...

Manufacturing

Millbury tool manufacturer sells property for $3.5M

GreatNeck, a tool manufacturing company headquartered in New York, has sold a Millbury property containing three manufacturing buildings for $3.5 million.

News

Fitchburg sober house owner sues Zoning Board of Appeals over new restrictions

The owner and operator of Jeffrey’s House, a group of sober living houses in Fitchburg, has filed a lawsuit against the City’s Zoning Board of Appeals.

News

Registration open for WBJ’s Diversity and Inclusion forum

The Worcester Business Journal will host its annual Diversity and Inclusion Forum on Thursday at Worcester’s DCU Center.

Manufacturing

Florida car dealer mogul buys more MetroWest property, with $4.45M Westborough purchase

An office building located on Route 9 in Westborough has been sold for $4.45 million to a Florida-based car-dealership mogul.

Banking & Finance

🔒Five years after adult-use dispensaries opened, Mass. cannabis businesses have more banking options

After a ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana was approved by Massachusetts voters in the 2012 election, finding a bank that was willing to provide services to a cannabis business was a bit like trying to buy marijuana before it was legal.

Life Sciences

Acton drug test company plans restructuring amid revenue drop

Following a $2.1-million loss in the third quarter, Acton drug testing firm Psychemedics said on Thursday it is in the midst of a restructuring.

Education

Worcester Academy sells alumni house for $900K

Worcester Academy has sold a building formerly used as the school’s alumni offices for $900,000 to a Boston-based corporation.

News

DCU Center management company to be sold to Yankees-Cowboys venture

Legends Hospitality plans to purchase ASM Global, the company operating Worcester’s DCU Center.

Government & Politics

After fiery debate, Cannabis Commission decides not to replace acting board leader

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission moved to re-appoint Ava Callender Concepcion as the agency’s active chair after a lengthy hour-and-a-half debate Thursday morning that initially sought to replace Concepcion as acting chair amid the uncertainty following the removal of Shannon O’Brien as leader of the CCC board.

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