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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.
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.
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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.
Education

Holy Cross partners with Polar Park district developer to redevelop former Rotmans furniture site

Madison Properties, the Boston-based developer facing criticism from the City of Worcester for a lack of progress on developments in the Polar Park district, has purchased the 13-acre former site of Rotmans Furniture.
Real Estate

Planet Fitness opening location in Downtown Worcester’s Mercantile Center

Planet Fitness is expanding its Worcester presence to Downtown after inking a 12-year lease at the Mercantile Center.
Arts & Entertainment

Worcester demands Polar Park developer pay taxes & fees over terminated project, blames City deficit over lack of progress

The WRA says Madison’s failure to complete projects is directly responsible for the substantial revenue deficit in the district.
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Hospitality

Southbridge cannabis firm debuts THC-infused oral pouch inspired by nicotine products

Green Meadows says the product is similar to Zyn, a Swedish brand of oral pouches made from fiber infused with nicotine extracted from tobacco leaves. 
Banking & Finance

Downtown Worcester office-to-condo project receives $8.1M from MassHousing

An effort to convert a former office building at Two Chestnut Place in Worcester into 22 owner-occupied condominiums for first-time homeowners has received $8.1 million.
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