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Economic Development
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Leicester Country Club on the market for $4.3M, course to remain open until deal is reached
August 29, 2024The golf club was officially established in 1894, but golf has been played at the site since 1864.
August 29, 2024
Fitchburg seeks proposals for downtown hotel lot left vacant by 2011 fire
August 28, 2024Thirteen years after a fire destroyed the Johnsonia Building in Fitchburg, the City’s redevelopment authority has put out a request for proposals for the vacant lot.
August 28, 2024
WPI moving forward with plans to buy hotels for student housing, as Worcester officials ramp up pressure
Updated: August 26, 2024WPI on Monday re-asserted its plans to buy two Worcester hotels, despite a pressure campaign against the move.
Updated: August 26, 2024
Downtown Marlborough 92-apartment project receives $41.4M in private financing
August 21, 2024The 92,000-square-foot building named Exchange Place is planned for the site of the closed Rowe Funeral Home.
August 21, 2024
WPI’s alleged plan to convert hotels into student housing faces pushback from Worcester leaders
August 19, 2024An apparent plan by Worcester Polytechnic Institute to buy two hotel properties with the intent of converting them into student housing has upset some of the city’s most prominent business and political leaders.
August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty 2024: Sean Brennan, architectural marketing director
Updated: August 19, 2024Some people find their next lawnmower on Craigslist, or perhaps a new apartment. Sean Brennan found a career.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty alumni: Melissa Fetterhoff, Class of 2007 - elevated the Nashoba Valley chamber
Updated: August 19, 2024Since 2007, Fetterhoff has managed the Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce through COVID-19, while maintaining membership, building strong relationships with community leaders, and enhancing the chamber’s visibility and reputation.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty 2024: Tim Whittredge, real estate broker for Worcester's urban core
Updated: August 19, 2024Despite his young age, Whittredge has already had a large impact on the Central Massachusetts commercial real estate scene, particularly in Worcester’s urban core.
Updated: August 19, 2024
Bay State Savings buys former Becker student center for $3M, will reveal plans at later date
August 16, 2024The property is part of the Elm Park Neighborhood Local Historic District, a designation the area received in 2023.
August 16, 2024
North Central chamber grants $12K to improve Leominster storefronts
August 9, 2024Further beautification efforts may soon be underway in Leominster as the City’s Façade Improvement Program has been awarded $12,000 from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp., the economic development branch of the North Central
August 9, 2024
Former Unum HQ gets Fallon Health rebranding ahead of company’s move
August 5, 2024It’s out with the old and in with the new, as the structure formerly known as the Unum Building has had signage for Worcester-based Fallon Health installed on its exterior.
August 5, 2024-
Developer behind proposed 92-unit downtown Marlborough building buys site for $3M
August 5, 2024The site of a proposed five-story, mixed-use building in downtown Marlborough has been purchased by a firm involved in the proposal for $3 million.
August 5, 2024 
Michael Angelini leading exodus of Bowditch & Dewey attorneys to start Worcester office for Boston-based firm
July 25, 2024Longtime Bowditch & Dewey lawyers Michael Angelini and Lou Ciavarra, along with a significant number of other attorneys are leaving the 110-year-old Worcester law firm.
July 25, 2024
Worcester incubator provides roadmap for establishing Central Mass. as a global biomanufacturing leader
July 25, 2024“Central Massachusetts will complement the existing strengths in Greater Boston, accelerating the momentum for the Commonwealth to lead the emerging biomanufacturing sector in the U.S.,” the report reads.
July 25, 2024
Worcester to again make Polar Park debt payments without dipping into general fund
July 23, 2024Attendance at Worcester Red Sox games dipped slightly through the first 50 home games of 2024, but remains above league average.
July 23, 2024
The new president: Under Donna Hodge, Fitchburg State looks to provide more pathways for non-traditional students
Updated: July 22, 2024Hodge takes the role at a time where colleges across the country are facing the prospect of declining enrollment.
Updated: July 22, 2024
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