Mechanics Hall

Montaner helped The Hanover Theatre open in 2008 following the $32-million renovation, which brought the theater space back to life.

Now preparing for retirement, Kathleen Gagne is grateful for the chance to preserve history while inspiring future generations to engage with music and culture.

Kathleen Gagne, executive director of Mechanics Hall in Worcester, will be packing up her desk come June as the event hall’s leader has plans to retire.

Employees at the Worcester Housing Authority, Clinton Savings Bank. and the Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts are making strides in their careers.

Employees at Glickman Kovago & Jacobs, Fidelity Bank, and Walker Development & Construction Management are on the move.

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.

Central Massachusetts professionals are getting hired and promoted at companies like Mechanics Hall, Mirick O'Connell, MutualOne Bank, and Bowditch & Dewey.

Worcester County Mechanics Association, which owns and operates Mechanics Hall in Worcester, reported $3.2 million in revenue for fiscal 2023.

The Worcester County Mechanics Association on Monday named the four artists who have been chosen to paint portraits of prominent 19th century Black abolitionists for its Great Hall gallery.

Today’s efforts at historical preservation involve a myriad of different issues, from post-industrialization, increasing demographic diversity, and even climate change.