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Economic Development
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Batista agrees to two-year Worcester city manager contract, gets $50K raise
December 7, 2022The Worcester City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday evening to approve Eric Batista’s contract to become the city’s permanent city manager.
December 7, 2022
Long-time Worcester auto dealership sells land, business will carry on
December 2, 2022A more than 60-year-old auto dealership sold its property at 119-127 Chandler St. in Worcester for $2.1 million to local entrepreneurs.
December 2, 2022
MassDevelopment grants $1.5M to Central Mass. for transit initiatives
December 1, 2022MassDevelopment made 18 grants totalling more than $1.5 million to businesses, cities, towns, and nonprofit organizations in Central Mass.
December 1, 2022
Study: North Central workforce shortage hurt by aging population
November 30, 2022The UMass Donahue Institute’s Economic and Public Policy Research group, has completed a study exploring solutions for a worker shortage in Northern Worcester County.
November 30, 2022
Fitchburg granted $10K for pop-up shops
November 29, 2022The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. granted $10,000 to the City of Fitchburg for the development of pop-up shops for local artisans, crafters, and entrepreneurs.
November 29, 2022
Paying Polar Park’s debt: For the second year, underwhelming tax collections were saved by a public property sale
Updated: November 28, 2022When Polar Park was first announced in August 2018, Worcester's pay-for-itself plan for it was centered around six proposed buildings from Boston developer Madison Properties. But that development has since significantly shrunk in size and been
Updated: November 28, 2022
Devens community center to be used as temporary shelter for unhoused people
November 23, 2022The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency will use the Bob Eisengrein Community Center in Devens as a temporary intake center for up to 60 unhoused families beginning in early December.
November 23, 2022
MIT senior officer to lead development efforts at Clark University
November 17, 2022Clark University has Joe Manok to fulfill the responsibility of a chief development officer, starting on Jan. 23. His official title will be vice president for university advancement.
November 17, 2022
CDC seeks to convert Worcester hotel into 90-unit supportive housing project
November 17, 2022Worcester Community Housing Resources, a community development corporation, is proposing to convert a Quality Inn and Suites at 50 Oriol Drive into 90 units of permanent supportive housing for those in need.
November 17, 2022
Report: Hanover Insurance adds $571M in annual value to Central Mass.
November 16, 2022Hanover Insurance Group employed an average of 1,837 people in Central Massachusetts each year between 2010 and 2020 and contributed $354 million to personal income in the same area, according to a report the Worcester-headquartered public company
November 16, 2022
Construction to begin on seven-story Canal District development
November 15, 2022Construction site work on The Cove, a mixed-use development at 89 Green St. in Worcester, is expected to begin next week.
November 15, 2022
North Central community foundation grants $154K to 25 nonprofits
November 11, 2022The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts distributed $154,000 among 25 area nonprofits for community enrichment projects and operational effectiveness.
November 11, 2022
Central Mass. projects slated for $1.4M from $4B economic development law
November 11, 2022With the Thursday signing by Gov. Charlie Baker of the $3.76-billion Massachusetts economic development bill, more than $1.4 million will filter to five Central Massachusetts projects.
November 11, 2022
Baker signs economic development package, with preference for ARPA spending
November 11, 2022Months of uncertainty about the fate of a multibillion-dollar spending package came to an end Thursday when Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law a $3.76 billion compromise bill that, to his disappointment, does not feature the tax relief Democrats
November 11, 2022
Saint-Gobain, WBDC pull trigger on massive land deal
November 10, 2022Saint-Gobain has transferred 51 acres of underused land to the Worcester Business Development Corp.’s nonprofit entity New Garden Park Inc. as part of redevelopment plans to create 1 million square feet of new manufacturing space in the Greendale
November 10, 2022
Worcester voters approve Community Preservation Act
November 9, 2022In Tuesday’s election, Worcester voters approved the Community Preservation Act 18,976 to 17,426, according to unofficial results posted at 10:35 p.m. by the City of Worcester.
November 9, 2022
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