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.

Real Estate

Worcester property investor sells Shrewsbury Street parcel for $1.4M

A Worcester investor has sold a Shrewsbury Street retail property for $1.4 million, less than a year after purchasing it for $975,000.

Economy

Mass. unemployment fell slightly in January

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts fell in January, with large job gains in the professional, scientific and business services sector.

Government & Politics

Central Mass. organizations slated for $23M in federal money to support 20 projects

Clark University, the Leominster East Side Community Center, and the MetroWest YMCA Regional Early Learning Center are among the 20 Central Massachusetts entities slated to benefit from $23.08 million in federal funding pending final approval by the U.S. Senate and President Joe Biden.

Health Care

Shrewsbury medical office sells for $2M to Marlborough dentist

Assioun is the owner and CEO of Passion Dental, a company operating dental practices in Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, and Connecticut.

Real Estate

Large Pepperell industrial logistics park receives site plan approval

An industrial logistics park has received approval from the Town of Pepperell Planning Board, setting the stage for the creation for what developers are calling the largest industrial development in the town’s history.

Real Estate

Worcester entrepreneur support organization seeks to turn city into global startup hub

A Worcester-based not-for-profit seeks to turn the city into a globally competitive startup hub.

Energy

Devens green hydrogen factory receives $50M in private funding

Electric Hydrogen, a company with headquarters in Natick and California specializing in the clean production of hydrogen,...

Government & Politics

Central Mass. businesses receive $600K boost from state manufacturing accelerator

Central Massachusetts businesses in Worcester, Natick, and Hudson are among those benefiting from a Gov. Maura Healey Administration grant injecting $3.14 million into the state’s manufacturing industry.

Banking & Finance

Parent company of Saint Vincent sells two more California hospitals

This transaction comes after a February deal which saw Tenet offload four other California hospitals to UCI Health, the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine.

Government & Politics