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.

Arts & Entertainment

🔒Press start: Central Mass. bar arcades look to cash in on nostalgia

Despite featuring technology that might be considered ancient by someone just coming of drinking age, nostalgia and curiosity for the seemingly simpler times of the late 20th century are a major driving force behind bar arcade’s popularity, according to current and prospective owners.

Hospitality

Pho Sure announces opening date for new Shrewsbury Street location

Pho Sure will move to the former location of The Wexford House restaurant at 503 Shrewsbury St., with its last day of operation in Shrewsbury slated for Sunday.

Real Estate

Cliff Rucker, owner of Worcester Railers, launches Central Mass. entrepreneurship hub

The hub will include an innovation studio offering a 12-month residency and a three-month accelerator program.

Economy

Devens CEO tells World Economic Forum fusion technology will change energy as we know it

Speaking at the global summit, which attracts some of the world’s most prominent leaders, Commonwealth Fusion Systems CEO Bob Mumgaard outlined the promise of fusion energy technology.

Banking & Finance

Cornerstone Bank opening Tatnuck Square location this spring

The former Santander Bank branch at 1125 Pleasant St. will include a drive-up video teller and ATM.

Government & Politics

Worcester County confirms its status as the Mass. cannabis capital, paces state with $339M in sales for 2024

Worcester County led Massachusetts counties in cannabis sales in 2024, as the state’s legal marijuana industry brought in a total of more than $1.64 billion.

Real Estate

Central Mass. home prices and total sales climbed in 2024, as Worcester bucks statewide trend of declining condo sales

The median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts hit an all-time high of $615,000 in 2024, a year which saw an increase in sales.

Government & Politics

Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents

The FTC claims these hidden mandatory fees ranged from tens to hundreds of dollars a month per renter.

Arts & Entertainment

Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96

Sawyer opened Sawyer’s Bowladrome in 1953 after digging out the building’s basement with a shovel and a wheelbarrow.

Real Estate

Worcester tech firm moves to new Auburn headquarters

Dovetail Internet Technologies, a web development firm formerly based in Worcester, has moved to a new headquarters in Auburn to accommodate growth at the firm.

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