Worcester is one of six cities and towns to benefit from the release of $9.3 million in state affordable housing loans, with the planned Voke Loft apartments across from Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Gateway Park selected to receive $2 million for construction.
After announcing in March it would reorganize, the Colleges of Worcester Consortium (COWC) has hired Jeanine B. Went to serve as its executive director.
In 2011, a prominent Worcester attorney sparked debate among local business groups when he suggested they consolidate to have a more focused approach to economic development.
After months of emotions that ran high over the possibility of a slots parlor coming to Worcester, efforts to negotiate a deal for the development of a 14-acre site near Kelley Square have been abandoned, taking Central Massachusetts out of the running for the state's only slots license.
Former Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray had a much shorter commute to work this morning as he started his new job as president and CEO of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce.