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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.
Government & Politics

Marlborough luxury apartment complex sold for $95M to New York firm

A luxury apartment complex situated near Route 495 in Marlborough has been sold for $95 million.
Government & Politics

Mason Street multifamily housing developers slash number of proposed affordable units

Updated documents submitted to the Worcester Zoning Board of Appeals did not offer any details explaining why the original plan of making all of the units affordable was abandoned.
Banking & Finance

North Grafton dispensary, CEO sued for alleged lack of repayment for $100K loan

Another Central Massachusetts cannabis company is in hot water over debt, as Grafton-based dispensary Discern'd Cannabis Purveyors has been sued for allegedly failing to make payments on a $100,000 loan. 
Health Care

Natick investment firm raises $260M for life science companies

ORI shares a Natick office with AffyImmune Therapeutics, a company in ORI’s portfolio that received $30 million from the firm in 2021.
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Government & Politics

Central Mass. home sales continued decline in January, even as state sees first increase since 2021

Worcester saw 55 single-family home sales in January, 11 fewer than the city saw in January 2023.
Arts & Entertainment

Mechanics Hall to unveil portraits honoring Black Americans in March

The Worcester County Mechanics Association, which owns Mechanics Hall, decided in September 2020 following the police murder of George Floyd and the ensuing racial reckoning to put prominent Black Americans in the Great Hall, which previously only featured white men and women.
Energy

Westborough battery firm raises $162M to boost construction of Kentucky factory

The company plans on utilizing these funds to advance construction of a manufacturing facility in Kentucky.
Education

David Jordan drops interim tag, becomes dean of Clark School of Management

Jordan told WBJ in October that Clark was one of the few organizations able to pull him out of his recent retirement from Seven Hills Foundation & Affiliates.
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Government & Politics

🔒Crafting a future: Wachusett Brewing’s acquisition is the latest signal of change in the craft beer industry, but a collaborative spirit remains

The simple narrative proclaiming the craft beer industry is dying may fit nicely into a headline or television news chyron, but it doesn’t begin to explain the complexities of the local craft beer space.
Banking & Finance

Parent company of Oxford-based bankHometown to merge with North Shore Bank

The holding company of Oxford-based bankHometown, has reached an agreement to merge with North Shore Bancorp.
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