# Worcester Regional Research Bureau: Turning Data into Insight

> The Research Bureau serves the public interest of Greater Worcester through independent, non\-partisan research and analysis of public policy\.

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## Pages
- [Board of Directors](https://www.wrrb.org/about/board-of-directors/)
- [Home](https://www.wrrb.org/)
- [Why Invest in The Research Bureau?](https://www.wrrb.org/support/)
- [About The Research Bureau](https://www.wrrb.org/about/)
- [Mission and History](https://www.wrrb.org/about/history/)

## Posts
- [40th Annual Meeting \- November 19, 2025](https://www.wrrb.org/events/2025/11/wrrb-40th-annual-meeting/): Worcester Regional Research Bureau celebrates its 40th Anniversary with a video highlighting key accomplishments, well\-wishes, and the legacy of the Bureau\. View the video featuring key Bureau leaders over the course of its 40 year history\.
- [2026 Isaiah Thomas Awards](https://www.wrrb.org/isaiah-thomas-awards/2026/04/2026-isaiah-thomas-awards/): Recipient: George W\. Tetler III: George Tetler is a nationally recognized, skilled, and successful business lawyer with more than 40 years of experience\. He is a partner in Prince Lobel’s Business Transactions and Real Estate Practice Groups\.
- [Poet Hill Place apartments leasing up after December opening](https://www.wrrb.org/2026-news/2026/07/poet-hill-place-apartments-leasing-up-after-december-opening/)
- [State of the City 2026](https://www.wrrb.org/events/2026/05/state-of-the-city-2026/): The City of Worcester and the Worcester Regional Research Bureau \(WRRB\) presented a State of the City Address on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at Worcester City Hall\.
- [Mapping the Next Opportunity: Worcester County's OZ Choices](https://www.wrrb.org/reports/2026/06/mapping-the-next-opportunity-worcester-countys-opportunity-zone-choices/): The Opportunity Zone \(OZ\) program uses federal tax incentives to encourage private investment in low\-income communities and was made into a permanent, decennial program through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 \(OBBBA\)\. This brief shifts attention to the next round of OZ designations and examining all 49 OZ eligible census tracts across Worcester County, including the 26 in the City of Worcester\.

## Categories
- [In the News](https://www.wrrb.org/news/)
- [Reports](https://www.wrrb.org/reports/)
- [Events](https://www.wrrb.org/events/)
- [Economic Development](https://www.wrrb.org/reports/economic-development/)
- [2018 News](https://www.wrrb.org/news/2018-news/)

## Tags
- [Telegram\.com](https://www.wrrb.org/tag/telegram-com/)
- [Finance](https://www.wrrb.org/tag/finance/)
- [Economic Development](https://www.wrrb.org/tag/economic-development/)
- [Education](https://www.wrrb.org/tag/education/)
- [Worcester Business Journal](https://www.wrrb.org/tag/worcester-business-journal/)

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