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

Webster plumbing company owner buys Worcester parcels for $750K

Jackson Street Apartments LLC of Webster has bought two properties located on Jackson Street in Worcester.

Hospitality

Mass. cannabis business coalition, including Athol firm, sue federal government

A coalition of cannabis businesses operating in Massachusetts have filed a lawsuit in federal court, hoping to convince the courts the Controlled Substances Act is unconstitutional when it is applied to state-legal cannabis businesses.

Arts & Entertainment

Tree House Brewing expanding to New York

The growth of one of Massachusetts’ most well known craft beer companies continues, as Charlton-based Tree House Brewing plans on opening a location in New York.

Arts & Entertainment

Shrewsbury ski park first in North America to open for 2023-24 season

Ski Ward, a small skiing, snowboarding and tubing facility in Shrewsbury, has surprised the skiing world by becoming the first slope in North America to open for the 2023-24 season.

Health Care

Cataldo Ambulance to expand operations, buys property on Worcester’s West Side

Cataldo Ambulance Services, a business headquartered in Somerville, has purchased a 5,900-square foot building at 79 May St. in Worcester.

Diversity & Inclusion

Report: Mass. cannabis business ownership is less diverse than national average

A report conducted by cannabis industry trade publication Marijuana Business Daily has shown that Massachusetts marijuana business ownership has less racial and gender diversity than the national industry average.

Hospitality

HVAC company sues Clinton cannabis grower for lack of payments on $444K

Chiller Technology, a Woburn-based HVAC company, is suing Milkmen Cultivation, a Clinton-based cannabis company, over a lack of payments.

Manufacturing

Polar Beverages inks distribution deal with Johnny Damon, Bo Jackson drink company

A-GAME Beverages, a beverage company whose board members include former Red Sox Johnny Damon and former MLB/NFL All-Star Bo Jackson, announced on Monday that Worcester drink manufacturer Polar Beverages will be the company’s Northeast distribution partner.

Hospitality

Florida cannabis firm abandons plans for Grafton cultivation facility, sells site to plastics company owner

Jushi, a cannabis company based in Florida, has dropped plans to open a cultivation and production facility on an empty parcel in Grafton.

Transportation

Gardner transportation firm fined $116K over Revere wetland damage

Goguen Transportation, a shipping and trucking company based in Gardner, has been fined $116,459 by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for an oil spill that damaged protected wetlands.

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