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Venture Forum in Worcester and the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation in Fitchburg were chosen by the Innovation Institute at the MassTech Collaborative to receive two of its grants to bolster the regional startup economy.
The business confidence index ticked lower for the second month in a row among businesses in Central Massachusetts, falling 1.4 points to a score of 50.3, nearing pessimistic territory on the region’s economy.
MassDevelopment has loaned $2.75 million to Boston developer Cougar Capital Management to convert an abandoned mill building in Leominster into 17 market-rate apartments.
The National Science Foundation awarded Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner a $350,000 grant to train electric vehicle technicians.
The Worcester Housing Authority selected Boston Capital Development and its partner on the project, E3 Development LLC, for the WHA’s redevelopment of its 202-unit Lakeside Apartments complex.
After the Main South TDI district graduated from the program, Ivette Olmeda was appointed to help another Worcester neighborhood along Pleasant Street in the vicinity of Piedmont Street.
Timothy Murray is approaching 10 years leading the Worcester regional chamber, a powerhouse chamber in New England serving more than 150 communities in the region and 2,300 members.
The Southeast Asian Coalition of Central MA is the only organization of its kind in the region, and it was built from the ground up by and for Southeast Asian immigrants and refugees in Worcester. One of those was Tuyet Tran, then a young social
During the tenure of the state’s youngest mayor and Gardner’s first Latino elected official, Michael Nicholson is seeing signs of recovery as new businesses open and the neglected downtown is revived.
Cunningham is using his influence as a developer to help communities make the most of what they have.
While a precarious retail market sent many across the city and region running, Amy Chase celebrated 10 years in business in September and remains a bright spot for the creative community.
Led by Meredith Harris, the quasi-public nonprofit MEDC helped to fill 350,000 square feet of space and bring approximately 500 jobs in 2022 through business relocation and expansion.
Angela Bovill holds the top job at one of the largest human services organizations in Central Massachusetts.
In the second largest city in New England, the city manager is the municipality’s CEO, more powerful than the mayor. He oversees a $778-million budget and almost 8,000 employees.
If Worcester has one person who serves as the face of everything positive about the city’s business community, it’s probably Julie Bowditch.
Helping to tie together the North Central Massachusetts business community from farmers to factory owners to the local hair salon is Roy Nascimento.