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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.
Arts & Entertainment

Hanover Theatre taking over management and programming of JMAC

The change in control was made following votes of approval last year of the boards of both the Hanover and WCC.
Energy

Westborough energy firm lands $252M contract for Army depot upgrades

Equipment maintained and repaired at the site includes M1 Abrams tanks and Stryker armored fighting vehicles. 
Manufacturing

Chacharone buys Northborough flex building for $8.4M

The two-story building was sold for $8.4 million by an entity managed by AllCare Plus Pharmacy.
Banking & Finance

bankHometown consolidating Webster branches

The country has lost about 1,646 bank branches every year since 2018, according to credit-building platform Self Financial.
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Real Estate

Worcester elderly apartments sold for $17M to Tennessee firm

Housing Preservation is a Memphis-based organization that acquires and preserves affordable housing communities originally developed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Real Estate

Downtown Worcester apartments at center of CitySquare redevelopment sold for $122M

A key part of the City Square Development has been sold to a Boston-based firm for $122.2 million.
Education

🔒‘We will survive’: Fresh off achieving a research milestone, WPI looks to navigate turbulent waters as Trump slashes federal research funding

Worcester Polytechnic Institute reached a significant milestone in February, when it received Research 1 status. Of course, now is anything but a normal time in the world of academic research.
Economy

🔒What’s with all the new fried chicken restaurants?

The fried-chicken trend first became a topic of popular discussion in 2019, the year Miami-based Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen debuted its fried chicken sandwich. Since then, the interest in fried chicken has only grown, bringing along a flood of chicken-focused fast-casual restaurants.
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Economy

Marlborough insurance software firm names new CEO, chief innovation officer

OneShield, a Marlborough-based insurance software firm, is looking to enter its next phase of growth after appointing a new CEO and creating the new role of chief innovation officer.
Education

WPI receives $396K from NSF for water treatment study

Teng expects this new technology will be more effective than current chemical-based methods.
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