Worcester set to be a driver of Massachusetts' economy.(COMMENTARY)

Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | February 12, 2007 | Copyright

Byline: Robert L. Culver

COLUMN: AS I SEE IT

With the Statehouse in Boston and the Finance Control Board in Springfield, recent coverage of the commonwealth's political economy see-sawed between eastern and western Massachusetts cities. While these two cities will continue to receive considerable attention, Worcester is poised to assume headliner status as well. Like a fulcrum, Worcester has played an important but hidden role. Due to its large size, central geography and some new factors, Worcester is ready to play a more prominent part in the Bay State ...

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