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Worcester conference aims to help young professionals navigate career turbulence
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (382+ words) The Career and Leadership Conference for Purpose-Driven Young Professionals returns to Worcester this Friday, with a day of programming meant to help young professionals navigate today's changing work environments. Scheduled from 8: 30 a. m. to 6: 30 p. m. at Creative Hub Worcester, CLC is hosted by…...
Developer buys site of planned Worcester hotel for $1. 4 M
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (341+ words) A Maryland-based investment firm planning a 122-room extended-stay hotel in Worcester has purchased the property for $1. 4 million." White Oak Enterprises, the parent company of Park Silver Development, purchased the site in a deal finalized on Friday, according to Worcester District…...
Greater Worcester unemployment fell in February
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (268+ words) Unemployment in Greater Worcester declined in February, yet remained higher than the state's average of 4. 8%. Greater Worcester's unemployment rate was 5. 2% in February, representing a 0. 1-percentage-point dip from the month prior, according to the data released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Executive…...
Worcester half marathon planned for 2027 return
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (386+ words) The United Way of Central Massachusetts is working to host a Worcester half marathon race next year, 10 years after the last half marathon was held in the city. "We want it to be an economic driver for the community," said…...
Worcester autism services provider opens Littleton learning center
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (135+ words) Worcester-based autism services provider Behavioral Concepts has opened a new learning center in Littleton. The Littleton Learning Center at 295 Foster St. offers in-person and at-home applied behavior analysis for children with autism ages 2-12 and individuals with Down syndrome up to…...
Wormtown reopens larger Worcester taproom following 10-month overhaul
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (307+ words) Wormtown Brewery reopened its Worcester taproom Friday with a new look and nearly doubled capacity, after shifting its production to Framingham. The newly-renovated space is 8, 609 square feet, nearly double the size of the former 4, 500-square-foot taproom. The site is capable…...
Walmart closes Worcester fulfillment center
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (194+ words) Walmart has closed its fulfillment center near Route 146 in Worcester, with the 90 impacted employees being given the opportunity to transfer to other company locations. The center, located in a former Sam's Club store at 1 Tobias Boland Way, closed on Monday....
After 10 years and $16 M raised, Creative Hub Worcester center to open in April
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (178+ words) After more than a decade of work and $16 million in fundraising, Creative Hub Worcester is set to open its Community Arts Center at the former Boys Club at 2 Ionic Ave. The project broke ground in 2024 and looks to revitalize the…...
Worcester's Westview Apartment complex, adjacent commercial space sold for $12 M
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (220+ words) Eric Casey covers manufacturing and real estate for the Worcester Business Journal. He previously ran Burn After Reading, an online publication focusing on the cannabis industry. He has also formerly had freelance work published in outlets including Worcester Magazine and…...
Worcester developer proposes 250 housing units at site of former Tanela Restaurant
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (348+ words) Go Venture Capital Group, a Worcester-based real estate developer, has proposed to convert the former site of Shrewsbury's Tanela Restaurant and Golden Star Motel into a commercial building and up to 250 housing units. GVC has proposed demolishing the existing buildings…...