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.
Virtusa, a digital engineering and IT firm based in Southborough, has acquired Mav3rik, an Australian-based company focused on helping firms utilize Salesforce products.
"We are thrilled to be part of writing the next chapter for this marquee property here in the city and to further our investment, literally and figuratively, in Worcester with this acquisition,” Dave Fontaine Jr. said in a press release issued Monday.
Representatives from the organization appeared before the City of Framingham Planning Board on May 1 to pitch a potential redevelopment of the shopping plaza, which would add residential buildings and make the area more walkable.
Even while uncertainty shakes the global life science space, Weaver and MBI help ensure Worcester plays an increasingly important role in the biggest bioscience breakthroughs.
A decade ago, Rucker was a virtually unknown figure in the Central Mass. business space. Since 2015, with his announcement he would bring minor league hockey back to Worcester in the form of the Worcester Railers, he’s become one of the region's most important players.