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Economic Development

  • Latino business association becomes affiliate of Worcester chamber

    Alexander MacDougall May 2, 2022

    The Latin American Business Organization, a statewide organization, will become the latest affiliate of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce.

    Alexander MacDougall May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Cliff Rucker

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Cliff Rucker has invested so heavily in Worcester’s entertainment industry, he is single-handedly bringing more than a million people to the city each year.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Bob Mumgaard

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Few companies worldwide have the ability to alter the entire course of human history, particularly our relationship with energy and limited global resources.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Roy Nascimento

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    At 650 members, Roy Nascimento leads the second-largest Central Massachusetts chamber of commerce, and the only one with its own microloan lending division approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Charles Norton

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Charles Norton has already had a tremendous impact on the region’s development trajectory and shows no signs of slowing.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • Power 50: The most influential professionals of 2022

    Brad Kane Updated: May 20, 2022

    The Power 50 may not necessarily hold the most power in the region, but they are the people who most effectively wielded their power to have an outsized influence on the economy and the community within the last year.

    Brad Kane Updated: May 20, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Bill Shaner

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Bill Shaner provides a counterpoint to the City's economic development strategy, by giving voice to negatively impacted groups and decrying the loss of cultural resources.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Jim Chacharone

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Chacharone Properties has been developing projects in Central Massachusetts for nearly 40 years and owns more than a million square feet of commercial, medical, industrial, and lab space in the region.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Richard Lapidus

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Perhaps more than any other college president in Central Massachusetts, Richard Lapidus has demonstrated the transformative effect a higher education institution can have on its hometown.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Denis Dowdle

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Although Denis Dowdle’s developments in Worcester are still more on paper than in steel, his proposed six-building project across from the Polar Park baseball stadium remains one of the most influential developments in the city.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • Every professional who has been on a WBJ Power list, 2013-2022

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Worcester Business Journal began listing the most influential people in the Central Massachusetts economy in 2013, using various iterations of the concept to arrive at the Power 50, which started in 2018.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Timothy Murray

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Timothy Murray not only serves as the face of the Greater Worcester business community, but he often is the power behind the scenes making deals happen.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Anthony Consigli

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Under Anthony Consigli’s leadership starting in the 1990s, Consigli Building Group has grown from $1 million to $2.25 billion in annual volume.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Ivette Olmeda

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Through her work as a MassDevelopment fellow, Ivette Olmeda has played an instrumental role in redefining a crucial block of Worcester’s Main South neighborhood into a bustling small business hub.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • Worcester to seek affordable housing proposals on two foreclosed properties

    Katherine Hamilton April 27, 2022

    The City of Worcester is moving ahead with redeveloping two foreclosed properties into affordable housing.

    Katherine Hamilton April 27, 2022
  • Templeton restaurant to buy real estate with $67K NCMDC loan

    Anthony Buscarino April 27, 2022

    Templeton restaurant Baldwinville Station received a $67,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. to purchase the encompassing real estate of the restaurant, the small business financing organization announced Tuesday. 

    Anthony Buscarino April 27, 2022

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Which regionally famous fast-food chain would you like to see open a Central Massachusetts location?
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Fast food restaurant chain Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers is looking to open a third Central Massachusetts location, this time on Lincoln Street in Worcester, after the Louisiana-based chain announced it would open its second location in the region in July. Known for its chicken strips, crinkle-cut fries, and Texas toast, Raising Cane's’ newest location is part of a string of fast-casual restaurants opening or significantly expanding in Central Massachusetts over last few years, including Dave’s Hot Chicken, Chick-fil-A, Kelly's Roast Beef, and Jersey Mike's.