Quaboag Region Population: 69,435 The Quaboag region of Western Mass., or the Quaboag Valley, as it’s also known, is comprised of 12 communities across three counties: Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester. […]
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A Fresh Approach to Business Retention
It’s the non-glamorous side of economic development. We’re talking about the process of business retention, which doesn’t get the attention — or the headlines — reserved for bringing new companies […]
Is Commuter Rail the Answer?
Here we can go again. It seems like every five or seven years, the talk about commuter rail and high-speed rail starts to heat up again. It usually subsides, however, […]

Changes at the Top
EDC Appointments Expected to Advance Agency’s Mission Alan Blair says a transition in leadership at Westmass Area Development Corp. has been in the talking stages for some time now. “We […]