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Economic Development
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2024 Power 100: William Kelleher IV and James Umphrey
Updated: April 29, 2024Chances are, if you are buying, selling, or leasing commercial property in Central Massachusetts, you’re dealing with the firm run by Umphrey and Kelleher.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Jennifer Julien Gaskin
Updated: April 29, 2024As the main organizer behind the Worcester Caribbean American Carnival Association, Jennifer Julien Gaskin brings the increasingly popular festival into the mainstream.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Satya Mitra
Updated: April 29, 2024As chairman of the board of the 2,100-member Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, tax guru, nonprofit leader, and biochemist, Satya Mitra’s influence in Worcester is decidedly multilayered.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Mark Borenstein
Updated: April 29, 2024Borenstein has represented developers who are looking to permit hundreds of new housing units, helping Central Massachusetts address its shortage of housing stock.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Eric Batista
Updated: April 29, 2024Eric Batista says managing the second-largest city in New England and its $848 million budget is like managing a busy household.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Joseph Corazzini
Updated: April 29, 2024Joseph Corazzini had big shoes to fill when he stepped into his role in November 2021, and now the university’s long-held positive relationship with the low-income Main South neighborhood hangs in the balance.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Michael Jacobs
Updated: April 29, 2024Jacob’s fingerprints are all over Central Massachusetts, but he has played a particularly important role in the redevelopment of Worcester’s Canal District in the wake of the construction of the $160-million Polar Park baseball stadium.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Sam Squailia
Updated: April 29, 2024Sam Squailia was elected as Fitchburg’s 46th mayor in 2023, the third female to hold the position in the North Central city of about 42,000.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Roy Nascimento
Updated: April 29, 2024Roy Nascimento is the go-to resource for professional connections in the region and one of North Central’s biggest business advocates.
Updated: April 29, 2024
Fitchburg school receives $11M from MassDevelopment for dorm building, other upgrades
April 23, 2024Applewild School, a private, co-ed boarding and day school located in Fitchburg and Devens, has received an $11-million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment to upgrade its Fitchburg campus.
April 23, 2024
Worcester biopharmaceutical firm Mustang Bio to lay off 81% of staff
April 17, 2024Mustang Bio will reduce its workforce by approximately 81% following a vote by the board of directors, according to a regulatory filing.
April 17, 2024
HollyWoo production, halted: The industry built around Central Mass. moviemaking reached new heights in the early 2020s, before 2023 pressed pause
Updated: April 15, 2024Once a production desert, Central Massachusetts has seen a large increase in Hollywood-related activity in the past 15 years. Then, the strikes came.
Updated: April 15, 2024
Movers & Shakers for April 15, 2024
Updated: April 15, 2024People are moving up at Cornerstone Bank, the Marlborough Economic Development Council, and bankHometown.
Updated: April 15, 2024
Central Mass. business confidence slides in March amid inflation, labor cost concerns
April 8, 2024The Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index fell slightly in March, as business owners expressed concern over the rising cost of labor and inflation.
April 8, 2024
Framingham cleantech firm inks $140M contract for California cogeneration facility
April 8, 2024Ameresco has entered into a $140-million contract to build a biogas cogeneration facility for the Sacramento Area Sewer District located at the EchoWater Resource Recovery Facility near Elk Grove, California.
April 8, 2024
New coworking space coming to downtown Worcester
April 2, 2024Amenities at the new Worcester location will include private offices, meeting rooms, and complimentary beverages. The company plans on hosting events, workshops, and networking events at the location.
April 2, 2024
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