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Economic Development
German biotech firm opens $90M+ facility in Marlborough
4 hours agoAfter three years of work and nearly $100 million in investments, Sartorius opened its Center for BioProcess Innovation in Marlborough on Thursday.
4 hours ago
Worcester Redevelopment Authority criticizes Polar Park developer over delays, as firm’s president declines to participate in hearing
November 21, 2024Madison Properties President Denis Dowdle was in attendance but declined to speak during the Thursday hearing
November 21, 2024
Gov. Healey signs long-awaited $4B life sciences, climatech bill into law
November 21, 2024Gov. Maura Healey spent months clamoring for lawmakers to finish work on a sweeping jobs package she filed in March, and she wound up needing only about 60 percent of the time allotted for her review before making it law.
November 21, 2024
Worcester City Council blast Polar Park development partner amid calls for eminent domain to seize stadium-adjacent property
Updated: November 20, 2024Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson said the City’s redevelopment authority should consider taking the Left Field parcel by eminent domain.
Updated: November 20, 2024
For first time, Worcester needs general fund to make Polar Park payments, as key development deal is terminated
November 18, 2024Ballpark district is short $792,000. Meanwhile, the tax deal for Left Field Building, once slated for a bioscience development, has been terminated by the developer.
November 18, 2024-
Shrewsbury company partnering with USAID to establish coffee-focused academy for women and youth in African nation of Burundi
November 12, 2024The project is seeking to create 600 new jobs and increase exports to the United States by $400,000 by the end of 2026.
November 12, 2024
Movers & Shakers for Nov. 11, 2024
Updated: November 11, 2024Employees at companies including Cornerstone Bank, ERA Key Realty Services, and Flexcon Holdings Trust are advancing in their careers.
Updated: November 11, 2024
Downtown Worcester’s 124-year-old office building sold for $3.2M
November 7, 2024A four-story office building in Downtown Worcester and an associated parking lot have been sold for $3.2 million.
November 7, 2024
Vacant downtown Worcester lot sold for $750K to NY multi-family developer
Updated: November 4, 2024A vacant lot just off of Worcester’s Main Street has been sold to New York multi-family housing firm Radson Development for $750,000.
Updated: November 4, 2024
Orange’s 184-year-old gate manufacturer to invest $10M in once-shuttered facility
November 4, 2024Rodney Hunt, an Orange-based manufacturer of metal gates first founded in 1840, is set to expand its presence in the town.
November 4, 2024
Worcester Auditorium, Gardner redevelopment among Central Mass. economic projects to receive $31M
October 28, 2024Fifty-six cities, towns, and organizations throughout Central Massachusetts have been awarded $31.06 million to boost their economic development projects.
October 28, 2024
That’s what they said!: Central Mass. business quotes from the last 35 years
Updated: October 28, 2024WBJ sources over the past 35 years have contributed memorable sentiments.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Transforming communities: These three Central Mass. municipalities have taken different roads to revitalization
Updated: October 28, 2024Central Massachusetts is a region that likes to wax nostalgic about bustling main streets and tight-knit mill communities. A lot has changed over the decades, with shifts in the way people do their shopping, the decline of traditional manufacturing
Updated: October 28, 2024
The Galleria to CitySquare, a Worcester odyssey: A look at the rise, fall and resurgence of the city center
Updated: October 28, 2024Like so many of the nation’s indoor shopping centers, the Galleria slowly died over the 20 years after it opened. Today, the former mall space is known as CitySquare.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Fast forward 2034: For the workforce of the future, opportunities and equity loom large
Updated: October 28, 2024The coming years aren’t just about attracting laboratory and white-collar workers. More opportunities and training options will be needed for the region’s immigrant and lower-income populations to thrive.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Feasting on nostalgia: Take a spin around the Central Mass. culinary scene alongside an admired food writer who has seen it all
Updated: October 28, 2024"I’ll admit that writing about the Worcester County restaurant scene spanning 35 years has made my head spin," writes Barbara Houle.
Updated: October 28, 2024
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