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.

Manufacturing

Watson-Marlow opens 150,000-sq.-ft. North American headquarters in Devens

Watson-Marlow broke ground on the facility in 2021, with construction being led by Framingham-based ARCO National Construction, New England.

Hospitality

Shrewsbury Street restaurant put up for sale

Brew City Grill & Brew House, a restaurant on Worcester's Shrewsbury Street which first opened in 1996, has been put up for sale.

Banking & Finance

Marlborough battery firm backed by Bill Gates files for bankruptcy

Ambri was founded in 2010 in Cambridge with seed money provided by Bill Gates.

Real Estate

Florida-based firm buys two Southbridge apartment buildings for $4.8M

Two Southbridge apartment buildings have been sold for a combined $4.8 million to a Florida-based private real estate investment firm.

Government & Politics

Central Mass. communities allocated $9.3M in housing funding from feds

This funding is a portion of $155.5 million in federal housing funds allocated to communities across Massachusetts, part of $5.5 billion in federal housing funds announced by the Biden Administration in May.

Agriculture

🔒The next chapter: After closing her Worcester grocery store, Lynn Cheney charts a new path to boost the local community

Following the closure of her Maker to Main grocery store in Worcester’s Canal District, shop owner Lynn Cheney has quickly found a way to continue to contribute to the community.

Health Care

Shrewsbury senior community sold to New Jersey company for $28.6M

The nursing and rehabilitation center opened in 1969. The campus underwent expansion over the next two decades, adding senior living residential units and becoming Southgate at Shrewsbury in 1989.

Arts & Entertainment

Worcester seeks proposals to revamp plaza near Polar Park into pop-up retail, eateries

The City of Worcester is seeking proposals to bring life to a plaza that serves as the northern entrance to the Polar Park baseball stadium.

Education

MCPHS expands Worcester footprint with $12M buy of three properties

MCPHS did not respond to a request for comment from WBJ asking for more details regarding its plans for the parcels. All three properties are within walking distance of the college’s Worcester campus.

Banking & Finance