Larry Lucchino, Key Figure in Red Sox and Worcester Revivals, Dies at 78
Former Boston Red Sox President and CEO Larry Lucchino has died at age 78, the team announced Tuesday morning.
Market-Rate Projects Sprout Around Worcester Ballpark
For-profit multifamily developers that have shied away from Massachusetts’ Gateway Cities because their rents didn’t support the cost of new construction are betting on Worcester’s economic and population growth to push projects across the finish line.
A New Biotech Ballgame in Worcester?
With its biotech incubators nearly full and biomanufacturing developers building out new production facilities, Worcester is looking to fill the missing link in its life science ecosystem.
A Marketing Home Run in Worcester
When Country Bank President and CEO Paul Scully looks out his living room window in downtown Worcester, he can see the Worcester Red Sox’s new home of Polar Park and its 56-foot Country Bank sign above the right-field wall.
Pad-Ready Sites Await Advanced Manufacturers
Worcester’s leaders focused on creating pad-ready sites through development of new industrial parks and remediation of brownfield sites to assist with the retention and recruitment of manufacturers.
WooSox Stadium Get Support Even as Costs Grow
With construction costs at the new Worcester Red Sox stadium and its surrounding six-building redevelopment project rising, City Manager Ed Augustus is asking for the city to OK tweaks to the public financing package.
Demolition Contract Awarded for Worcester’s Polar Park Project
With construction activities ramping up around the planned new ballpark and mixed-use developments in Worcester’s Canal District, a key contract has been awarded that will let the projects move forward.
Table Talk Pies Opens New Facility in South Worcester
One of the largest industrial businesses in Worcester’s growing Canal District has officially opened a just-completed cold storage facility in a nearby neighborhood.
It’s a Whole New Ballgame in Worcester
Worcester’s Polar Park and accompanying mixed-use projects surrounding the future ballfield aren’t the only development games in the city’s Canal District.
No Timeouts for Worcester Development Plans
Worcester’s kicking up a lot of dust these days – literally. Development is taking place across the city, with investment coming from a new wave of developers and investors who recognize the high quality, lower-cost alternative that Worcester provides to the Greater Boston market.
Worcester Tries to Lure Hasbro HQ from Pawtucket
After luring Pawtucket, Rhode Island’s minor league baseball team, Worcester officials may be going after its most famous business.
WRA OKs Land Acquisition for WooSox Stadium
The Worcester Red Sox’s new home cleared a major hurdle Thursday when the Worcester Redevelopment Authority approved the city’s request to acquire the parcels.
Developer Finalizes WooSox Stadium Land Deal
The developer building the new home of the Worcester Red Sox has dotted his i’s and crossed his t’s, finalizing a deal last week for the team’s new stadium near Worcester’s Kelly Square.
Gilbane & Hunt in Line to Manage WooSox Stadium Build
The Worcester Redevelopment Authority is poised to vote tomorrow to approve Gilbane Building Co. and AECOM Hunt as the project managers for the city’s newest professional sports facility.
Worcester Could Get ‘Nanobrewery’ in Union Station
The Worcester Redevelopment Authority is planning to move ahead with negotiations to lease space in the city’s Union Station to a “nanobrewery” and an arcade.
