Gateway Park

Gateway Park

Gateway Park is a 11-acre development located in Worcester’s North Main Street area. It is a starting point for the community’s biotechnology and life sciences industry which gives further opportunities to the Worcester science community.

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Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts

Hanover Theatre

The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts is a prime example of Worcester community partnerships. This historical landmark has added to the cultural environment since its opening in 1904, and its remodeling in 2008. It is a local destination.

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Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Park

Massachusetts Biotech Research Park

The Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Park was built in 1985- one of the first parks in the country devoted exclusively to biotechnological sciences. The Park’s occupants range from internationally known leaders to smaller groups of innovators.

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Welcome

Welcome to the WBDC! The Worcester Business Development Corporation was founded by people from your community, for your community. It works as a collaboration between public and private sectors to create a healthy economy in the Worcester area. We do this by recognizing and reacting to challenges in the local economy. Our main goal is to assist in the development of businesses in Worcester and foster growth of entrepreneurs in the area, as well as expand the tax base and promote employment opportunities. We are your neighbors, your support system, your friends.

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17May WBDC Hosts 54th Annual Meeting; Worcester County Developer Presented Bowditch Award

WBDC Hosts 54th Annual Meeting; Worcester County Developer Presented Bowditch Award

By Steven H. Foskett Jr., Worcester Telegram & Gazette
WORCESTER – Worcester and Cleveland are “kindred spirit” cities in which the challenges of post-industrial urban America have started to give way as revitalization efforts bear fruit, Chris Ronayne, president of University Circle Inc., told the 54th annual meeting of the Worcester Business
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13May WBDC’s 54th Annual Business Meeting

WBDC’s 54th Annual Business Meeting

By administrator
The WBDC will celebrate their 54th Annual Business Meeting on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 4:30pm at Mercantile Plaza in Worcester.
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17Dec Downtown Business Group Gets Ready to Roll

Downtown Business Group Gets Ready to Roll

By Lisa Eckelbecker, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
WORCESTER — A new group of property owners will take its first steps this week toward improving its downtown neighborhood.   Members of the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District will meet Wednesday to form a board of directors. The new group must also begin the process of hiring a
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  • Julie A. Jacobson
    Julie A. Jacobson Town Manager

    Town of Auburn

    What Our Clients Say About Us

    “The WBDC has successfully facilitated several regional initiatives that have created jobs for residents in Central Massachusetts and resulted in economic spin-off for the Worcester Region. The Hanover Theater is a spectacular example of the type of public-private partnerships that the WBDC has forged to stimulate economic development. The Hanover Theater attracts hundreds of thousands […]

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  • Gail E. Carberry, Ed.D.
    Gail E. Carberry, Ed.D. President

    Quinsigamond Community College

    What Our Clients Say About Us

    “The Worcester Business Development Corporation has worked closely with Quinsigamond Community College to enable the college to expand its specialized educational and training facilities. WBDC and QCC have always worked as ‘hand and glove’ organizations. The college has focused on developing a workforce to support regional business development, while WBDC has worked to ensure the […]

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  • Tim Murray
    Tim Murray President & CEO

    Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce

    What Our Clients Say About Us

    “Throughout the past 15 years I have had the opportunity to work with the WBDC in various roles that I have held as Mayor of Worcester, Lieutenant Governor, and now president and CEO of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce. Throughout that time, the WBDC has been leading transformative collaborations with local business institutions and […]

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  • Kevin O’Sullivan
    Kevin O’Sullivan President & CEO

    Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives (MBI)

    What Our Clients Say About Us

    “The Worcester Business Development Corp has been at the forefront of many of the major economic development projects that have created thousands of jobs and millions of dollars of tax base for Worcester, Central Mass and the Commonwealth. MBI has had the pleasure of working with the WBDC on projects ranging from the Biotechnology Research […]

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  • Troy Siebels
    Troy Siebels President & CEO

    The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts

    What Our Clients Say About Us

    “WBDC was a key partner in the $32 million dollar historic restoration of The Hanover Theatre in 2007-2008, and has been a strong ally ever since. The WBDC’s Theatre District initiative, began with the creation of a master plan for the district in 2012, is intended to leverage the theatre’s 200,000 annual visitors to build […]

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  • Jeffrey Solomon
    Jeffrey Solomon Executive Vice President and CFO

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    What Our Clients Say About Us

    “For many year WPI worked in close partnership with the WBDC on making The Gateway Park project a reality. In fact, it was the WBDC’s initial vision that ignited WPI’s own passion for this project, leading to the university’s investment of more than $110 million thus far. Working together, we transformed a blighted and underutilized […]

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  • Edward M. Augustus, Jr.
    Edward M. Augustus, Jr. City Manager

    City of Worcester

    What Our Clients Say About Us

    “The WBDC has played a key role in the development of Worcester, with a strong focus on rehabilitating contaminated properties and buildings. Out of the numerous projects they have accomplished, a few stand out, helping to establish Worcester as a leader in the biotech and life sciences industries as well as home to world-class performing […]

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