Worcester: On The Move

The Cannabis Control Commission To Headquarter in Worcester Soon.
Will Other State Agencies Follow?

William D. Kelleher, IV – Principal September 2019

The Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) will be relocating its permanent offices to Worcester from downtown Boston this coming December. The CCC signed a 10-year lease for a 14,381-square-foot office at Worcester’s Union Station and 4,523-square-foot satellite office at 50 Franklin Street in Boston’s Downtown Crossing. The new Worcester headquarters will include 25 offices, 53 work stations and three conference rooms, one of which will be large enough to accommodate the commission’s public meetings. Additionally, CCC will receive 15 parking spots in the garage attached to Union Station, and its office will be accessible by commuter rail.

Opportunity for Build-to-Suit Industrial Warehouse Space in Worcester

Drew Higgins
August 2019

Nationwide demand for urban warehouse space has outpaced supply in the past decade.

Supply of Industrial Warehouse Space in U.S.

Before the recession occurred in 2008, there was a fair amount of new warehouse construction. But the recession led companies to vacate their industrial real estate. When the recovery […]

Consider Relocating Your Company To Worcester

Jim J. Egan
July 2019

Worcester has among some of the best physical and intellectual infrastructure for doing business in New England. Centrally located, Worcester is the second largest city in the region with a growing population of 185,000+ people. Easy access, leading universities, top medical institutions, vibrant cultural and […]

Opportunity Zones Are Creating Incentives for Worcester’s Impressive Trajectory to Continue

Chris J. Naff
June 2019

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

Created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the federal government’s Opportunity Zones are re-shaping the real estate landscape throughout the entire United States.

An Opportunity Zone is an economically-distressed Census Tract where new investments, under certain conditions, […]

The Reactory: Worcester’s Master Planned Park Focused On Biomanufacturing

James G. Umphrey – Principal
June 2019

The WBDC recently unveiled Worcester’s first master planned park focused on biomanufacturing calling it The Reactory. Located alongside UMass Medicine Science Park and the continually expanding UMass Medical School, The Reactory’s master plan allows for eight shovel-ready parcels that can accommodate up to 530,000 square feet of top-quality biomanufacturing facilities.

Worcester Auditorium: $94 Million Redevelopment To Become An Innovative Technology, Arts and Education Center

William D. Kelleher, IV - Principal
June 2019

The Architectural Heritage Foundation, a Boston-based preservation group, has agreed to purchase the iconic Worcester Auditorium for $450,000. Their plan is to turn the auditorium into a forum for state-of-the-art commercial entertainment and an incubator for business entrepreneurs involved in the 21st-century digital media industry.

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