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🔒Here are 22 people you should meet in 2022

To help you navigate the ins and outs of the region's business community, WBJ has compiled a list for its Economic Forecast edition of 22 people who will have an outsized role in shaping those trends.

🔒Economic Forecast: Higher education’s great divide

The year has been one of recovery and resilience for schools like Clark University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Meanwhile, Becker College’s closure served as a stark reminder of the fate many smaller institutions may be facing.

Clark taking out $100M loan to expand campus and rework finances

Three days after announcing the acquisition of a seven-acre lot on Park Avenue, Clark University in Worcester announced on Wednesday it is working to secure $100 million in financing to fund a number of facility upgrades and new projects.

Sale of Becker College properties returns $15M to Worcester tax value

Becker College, which announced its closure in March, has sold the majority of its Worcester campus to local developer Russ Haims, returning more than $15 million in assessed property value to Worcester's tax rolls.

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Hampton Properties sells apartments near Clark for $2.1M before buying Becker properties

Worcester real estate firm Hampton Properties LLC, which finalized the purchase of more than 25 of Becker College’s former properties last week, sold a large property on Woodland Street in Worcester for $2.1 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

Worcester plans to acquire three Becker properties for $4.6M

The City of Worcester plans to purchase three properties from the now closed Becker College for $4.6 million and will ask City Council for a loan early next week, said City Manager Edward Augustus.

Becker campus in Leicester may be sold to town for $18M

The Town of Leicester has entered into an agreement with former Becker College and has the option for full acquisition of its Leicester campus for $17.8 million, said Assistant Town Administrator Kristen Forsberg.

🔒Worcester’s colleges have fostered a startup ecosystem to help students become business owners

When Becker College in Worcester announced it will be closing its doors in August, the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute had a big question to answer. The statewide center for video game entrepreneurship, known as MassDiGi, had been based at the college since its start a decade ago. Where would it go now?

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WPI officially lands MassDiGI gaming center

Worcester Polytechnic Institute will take over the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute after Becker College, MassDiGI's host, closes following the end of the spring semester.