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

Cannabis commission names four finalists for executive director

Two of the four candidates to lead the Worcester-based state agency have current or prior connections to the commission.

Energy

Commonwealth Fusion in Devens receives state license to store radioactive materials

Commonwealth Fusion Systems, the Devens-based company striving to bring online the world’s first commercially-relevant net energy fusion...

Economy

Worcester County home sales drop 13%, as Mass. prices set another monthly record

September home sales figures in Massachusetts largely mirrored the trends of increasing prices and limited inventory seen...

Government & Politics

Mass. cannabis data portal back online following three-month outage, showing marijuana prices at all-time low

With the portal now up-to-date, CCC stats show $133.2 million in recreational cannabis sales in September, down 10% from the $148 million seen in August.

Manufacturing

Littleton R&D building and manufacturing HQ sold for $4M

The site will continue to serve as the headquarters for Diamond Antenna and Microwave Corp.

Real Estate

Boston construction management firm behind UMass Chan’s $350M research building opens Worcester office

Shawmut Design and Construction, a Boston-based construction and design firm with offices in several major cities across the country, has opened an office in Worcester.

Economy

Large Eaton manufacturing site in Worcester sold for $14M to California-based real estate trust

A factory utilized by Irish company Eaton Corp. has been sold for $14.44 million to a publicly-traded real estate investment trust.

Manufacturing

Northborough industrial building, site of Aspen Aerogels HQ, sold for $19.1M by owner of Natick Mall

A 111,578-square-foot industrial building in Northborough has been sold for $19.1 million to Raith Capital Partners, a New York-based real estate investment firm.

Environment

Ascend files $5M lawsuit against landlord of planned Devens manufacturing facility, claiming asbestos and compliance issues

Westborough-based Ascend Elements has filed a lawsuit seeking $5 million in damages against the owner of a Devens building the company intended to turn into a manufacturing facility.

Real Estate