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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.

🔒Longtime auto dealership property in Holden sold for $2.4M to local repair shop owner

The former Sunnyside Ford auto dealership in Holden, a property which dates back to the days of the Ford Model T, will continue to be used by the automotive industry after a $2.35 million sale.

Not just knights: Worcester Art Museum’s long-awaited Arms and Armor Galleries highlights global reach of former Higgins museum collection

The expansive 5,000-square-foot collection of arms and armor, featuring pieces from the shuttered Higgins Armory Museum, is now on display in a dedicated gallery space on WAM’s second floor.

🔒The next mission: Veteran business owners say more resources are needed for post-9/11 military vets

More businesses are being started and bought by military veterans, particularly as the wave of post-9/11 service members hit the civilian workforce. Still, veterans in Central Massachusetts are calling for more help.

🔒Flexcon continues executive-level shakeup, as new COO to explore globalizing processes

Following his hiring, Ebin said the company is exploring globalizing some of its processes.
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🔒Ski Ward again leads the way in opening North America’s ski season, thanks to high-tech snow machine

For the past three years, the family-owned recreation site has been able to open for ski lessons in October, well before the first natural snow has begun to fall. 

Devens plaza featuring Dunkin, Anytime Fitness sold for $3.7M

The plaza, constructed in 2005 and located at 6-28 Andrews Parkway, was sold to A1Q Devens Plaza LLC.

🔒UniBank working with Habitat for Humanity to help meet high demand for affordable homes

"The people who are keeping our communities running aren't able to live in them," Debbie Maruca Hoak, CEO of Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester, said of the housing crisis.

🔒Unauthorized video of Worcester Memorial Auditorium generates YouTube fame, as fundraising effort to save building continues

A popular YouTube account which explores abandoned buildings featured the Worcester Memorial Auditorium in a new video, giving viewers a behind-the-scenes, unauthorized look at the state of the once-thriving venue.
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WPI receives $1M for hydrogen workforce training

The new program, supported by a $1-million grant from the National Science Foundation, will lead to the creation of a one-year course to prepare workers for careers in roles needed by the hydrogen sector.

EcoTarium to unveil new exhibition hall, as part of 200th anniversary fundraiser

The EcoTarium museum in Worcester is hosting a gala on Saturday to celebrate its new Stoddard Exhibition...
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