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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.
Arts & Entertainment

Worcester proclaims Saturday as Wu-Tang Day ahead of annual cannabis convention, hip-hop afterparty

The Harvest Cup, an annual cannabis-focused convention and product competition, is set to return to Worcester’s DCU Center on Saturday and Sunday, as a planned Saturday night afterparty featuring a member of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan has led to a honorary proclamation from Worcester Mayor Joe Petty. 
Economy

Framingham State inks WPI transfer agreement for in-demand degree programs

The agreement signed on Wednesday allows for pre-engineering students at Framingham State who meet minimum academic requirements to transfer into WPI’s School of Engineering.
Real Estate

Downtown Worcester’s 124-year-old office building sold for $3.2M

A four-story office building in Downtown Worcester and an associated parking lot have been sold for $3.2 million. 
Real Estate

Trader Joe’s opens Milford location, fourth store in Central Mass.

Trader Joe’s has opened a location in Milford at the former site of a Staples office supply store, making it the company’s fourth location in Central Massachusetts.
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Real Estate

Southbridge apartments sold for $13M to owner of Mill Street apartment complex

Lebanon Hill Housing, a 116-unit housing development for the elderly in Southbridge has been sold for $12.76 million, a year after the property was sold for $7.1 million.
Hospitality

Chick-fil-A considering opening second Worcester restaurant, at former Walgreens

After opening its first location in Worcester in 2017, Chick-fil-A is eyeing a second location in the city.
Health Care

Clark opens biotech lab expansion funded by $750K life sciences grant

Clark University in Worcester has opened a new biotechnology research laboratory after one of its professors received a $750,000 grant.
Real Estate

Vacant downtown Worcester lot sold for $750K to NY multi-family developer

A vacant lot just off of Worcester’s Main Street has been sold to New York multi-family housing...
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Manufacturing

Orange’s 184-year-old gate manufacturer to invest $10M in once-shuttered facility

Rodney Hunt, an Orange-based manufacturer of metal gates first founded in 1840, is set to expand its presence in the town.
Arts & Entertainment

Lancaster athletic club sold for $8M+ to tech executive

The Orchard Hills Athletic Club in Lancaster and its associated real estate has been sold, as the new owner plans to continue the operations of the club first opened in the 1980s.
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