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Economic Development
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Rich dreams, poor dreams: Racial discrimination in mortgage lending is holding communities down
Updated: May 24, 2021This five-month investigation by Worcester Business Journal and Worcester Regional Research Bureau dives into how racial discrimination in mortgage lending and home ownership creates neighborhoods of have's and have-not's in Greater Worcester, where
Updated: May 24, 2021
Worcester developers see new high-profile projects attracting more interest
Updated: May 24, 2021As Worcester grows, so does its appeal to investors and developers.
Updated: May 24, 2021
New $16M Shrewsbury housing development proposed for former Beal school
May 21, 2021Two developers from Medway and Boston are proposing to build a Beal Commons mixed-use development with up to 65 apartments and 20,000 square feet of commercial space at the site of the former Beal Early Childhood Center in Shrewsbury.
May 21, 2021
Report: Closing racial divides would provide GDP jolt
May 19, 2021Gross state product would increase by $25 billion over five years if Massachusetts closed its racial divide in wages, housing, investments, and wealth, according to a new report.
May 19, 2021
Is your business improving? Or not? Tell us in WBJ's mid-year economic survey
May 17, 2021Everyone who participates in this mid-year economic survey will be entered into a drawing for one of four $50 gift cards to a local restaurant.
May 17, 2021
Shrewsbury's $53M Edgemere housing development slated for June 2022 opening
May 14, 2021The residential component of the Edgemere Crossing at Flint Pond development, which will be anchored by an 80,000-square-foot Market Basket grocery store, is expected to deliver its first by June 2022.
May 14, 2021
WooSox sell out inaugural game at Polar Park
May 12, 2021In an event in the works since 2018 that likely would have been a sellout regardless of capacity, the Worcester Red Sox first home game Tuesday at their $160-million public stadium in the Canal District sold out.
May 12, 2021
Central Mass. communities split $1.5M in shared streets funding
May 10, 2021Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration has awarded the amount of $5.3 million for the Share Winter Streets & Spaces program, according to an announcement by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
May 10, 2021
2021 Power 50: Allen W. Fletcher
Updated: May 10, 2021In February 2020, when Allen W. Fletcher opened his Worcester Public Market off of Kelley Square in the Canal District, it marked a high point in his four-year effort to convert a dirt lot into a vibrant mixed-use development with a European-style
Updated: May 10, 2021
2021 Power 50: Craig L. Blais & Roberta L. Brien
Updated: May 10, 2021More often than not, when you hear about a developer planning a new project in Greater Worcester – particularly on a long-stagnated property – the invisible hand of WBDC worked behind the scenes to get the deal done: prepping properties for
Updated: May 10, 2021
2021 Power 50: Roy M. Nascimento, CCE, IOM
Updated: May 10, 2021Under Roy Nascimento’s leadership since 2015, the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce has truly become the leading economic development organization in North Central Mass., performing surveys of the region’s businesses and assessments of
Updated: May 10, 2021
2021 Power 50: Larry Lucchino
Updated: May 10, 2021At the heart of all decisions made by the Worcester Red Sox – leaving Pawtucket after 50 years, picking the Canal District as its new site, designing the baseball stadium, the formation of its charitable foundation – is Larry Lucchino.
Updated: May 10, 2021
2021 Power 50: Jessica Strunkin
Updated: May 10, 2021A quarter century after Fort Devens closed as a military base, ambitious plans by MassDevelopment for remaking the site as an economic development hub are being realized.
Updated: May 10, 2021
2021 Power 50: Timothy P. Murray
Updated: May 10, 2021Much of the rise of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce – and the Greater Worcester economy as a whole – as a force for business advocacy and change in Massachusetts can be traced back to Timothy P. Murray stepping down as lieutenant governor
Updated: May 10, 2021
2021 Power 50: Bo Menkiti
Updated: May 10, 2021If an old downtown Worcester building is being brought back to its former glory, the chances are good Menkiti and his firm are involved.
Updated: May 10, 2021
2021 Power 50: The most influential people in the Central Mass. economy
Updated: May 10, 2021Power dynamics in the Central Massachusetts business community made two major shifts in 2021, due to the two major events upending the entire global community.
Updated: May 10, 2021
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