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Economic Development

  • Southborough developer seeks to turn Marlborough office building into 180 apartments

    Eric Casey April 29, 2024

    The building has been vacant for more than a decade, and the rezoning would allow Ferris to repurpose the parcel for residential use.

    Eric Casey April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Mark Borenstein

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024

    Borenstein has represented developers who are looking to permit hundreds of new housing units, helping Central Massachusetts address its shortage of housing stock.

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Eric Batista

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    Eric Batista says managing the second-largest city in New England and its $848 million budget is like managing a busy household.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Joseph Corazzini

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    Joseph 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.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Michael Jacobs

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024

    Jacob’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.

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Sam Squailia

    Nancy Campbell Updated: April 29, 2024

    Sam 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.

    Nancy Campbell Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Roy Nascimento

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    Roy Nascimento is the go-to resource for professional connections in the region and one of North Central’s biggest business advocates.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Grace Wang

    Nancy Campbell Updated: April 29, 2024

    Even before she came to Worcester Polytechnic Institute in April 2023, Grace Wang saw the school as a pioneer in project-based learning.

    Nancy Campbell Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: John Tocco

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024

    Tocco’s firm is behind the development of The Cove, a seven-story mixed-use apartment building set to hang over Polar Park like a towering home run.

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Peter Dunn

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    Since becoming Chief Development Officer in 2020, Dunn has been instrumental in leading policy through pivotal years of Worcester’s economic evolution, striving to clinch the elements of a vibrant, larger city.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Don Doyle

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    Central Massachusetts finance industry veteran Don Doyle knew banking was the right sector for him when he saw he could make positive change in the community.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Mark Donahue

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024

    Donahue has played a role in major real estate development projects in his nearly four decades with Fletcher Tilton, earning himself a selection as one of the best lawyers in America in 2023 by Best Lawyers.

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Meg Delorier

    Updated: April 29, 2024

    Delorier stepped in as the head of Devens for state-backed lender and developer MassDevelopment in September 2022 applying years of military base management and economic development to act as the interim point-of-contact for the 4,400-acre mixed-use

    Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Meredith Harris

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    When you’re leading economic development in a bustling hub like Marlborough with ideal highway access and plenty of amenities, you can afford to be picky. For Meredith Harris, adhering to a vision is the driving force, and the efforts pay off in

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Chip Norton

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024

    As the largest commercial property owner in Central Massachusetts, Chip Norton plays a key role in keeping the region’s economic engine running.

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Travis Duda

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    Travis Duda is leading something of a counterculture business movement in Worcester. Made up of like-minded Worcester company owners, professionals, and residents who want to network and collaborate, the No Jerks Network pokes a bit of fun at the

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

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In March, Massachusetts business confidence fell to its lowest point in the last five years over a number of concerns but largely centered on President Donald Trump's plans to impose tariffs, although confidence among Central Massachusetts business leaders rose, according to the Associated Industries of Massachusetts. The implementation of those tariffs, the removal of some of them a few days later, and then increasing tariffs between China led the stock market on a wild ride in the past two weeks, as investors worry about the short-term and long-term impact on global trade.