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.
The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester finds itself in a legal dispute with a wealthy alumnus who donated millions towards the construction of the college’s performing arts center.
It’s out with the old and in with the new, as the structure formerly known as the Unum Building has had signage for Worcester-based Fallon Health installed on its exterior.
The Southbridge multi-family real estate market remains active, as a Worcester-based realtor has bought five residential buildings there for a combined $1.83 million.
A Fitchburg-based cannabis cultivation is seeking to construct a new extraction lab to its facility, but lingering odor issues impacting neighbors near the site are creating complications.