Chamber Corner: Worcester Green Corps to clean up, beautify city streets
Timothy P. Murray
While undoubtedly there are new levels of private investment taking place in Worcester that create jobs, expand the tax base, and generate economic activity, there has been one negative issue that has continued to fester: the amount of trash and litter along city streets, and in neighborhoods and environmentally sensitive areas.
Here at the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, we have observed this problem and have regularly heard complaints about it from chamber member businesses and chamber board members alike. Recently, former Worcester Mayor Raymond Mariano, who now writes a weekly column in the Telegram and Gazette, wrote about litter throughout the city, as did Worcester Magazine columnist Janice Harvey. Both correctly stated that a more collective effort was needed to address this challenge.
David Atchison and Brian Casey of Colliers International | Nashville represented LifeWay in the deal.
At that time, and after an April feasibility study, LifeWay officials told theÂ
Post the company was exploring multiple options, including leasing several floors to other organizations, selling the building and leasing back its office space, or selling the building and moving to another location.
LifeWay President and CEO Ben Mandrell said last year that he and other LifeWay leaders have been looking at options for their headquarters since summer 2019, well before COVID-19 hit.
A study completed before the pandemic showed Lifeway was using the building at only 60 percent occupancy on a daily basis, he said.
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April 1, 2021
The United Way Blackhawk Region is launching a one-stop shop website to help answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and where to sign up for a shot. United Way President and CEO Mary Fanning-Penny says the sheer volume of information and websites is making it difficult for people to know where to begin. Fanning-Penny says RockCountyShot.com will answer questions like vaccine safety, how to begin, and links to provider registries. The site is being funded in part by a $10 thousand grant from the United Way’s COVID-19 Action Fund.
March 17, 2021
A local non-profit is celebrating a pair of top recognitions in the charitable field. United Way Blackhawk Region has earned a four-out-or-four star rating from Charity Navigator for the seventh consecutive year, and a Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar for the sixth year in a row. United Way President and CEO Mary Fanning-Penny says the board of directors and staff are incredibly proud of the accomplishment and how it can symbolize to donors a gift to United Way is a prudent investment in the community.