This year has brought the first tenants to the site of the former Galleria Mall, but a weak finance market, low rental rates and a lack of nighttime foot traffic stand in the way of developing the rest of the 22-acre CitySquare site.
Four Central Massachusetts firms have been named winners of economic impact awards, given annually by MassEcon, a nonprofit that helps promote business growth in the commonwealth.
Saint Vincent Hospital and Unum in Worcester, as well as Saint-Gobain's operations in Devens, have been selected as Central Massachusetts finalists in MassEcon's 2013 Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards.