This report, generously underwritten by MassDevelopment, contains updated information for the following performance indicators: the value of the City's tax base, property tax rates, new construction values, employment and labor force growth, the downtown office occupancy rate, and vacant, abandoned, and foreclosed properties.

Annual analysis of downtown office occupancy rates in Worcester's Central Business District and detailed listing of office space available for lease.

In recent years, there have been several public construction projects that the City of Worcester put out to bid for which very few bidders responded, and the costs associated with those bids have generally exceeded the City’s estimates.

The report examines why the City of Worcester receives so few bids on public construction projects and why those bids frequently have projected costs in excess of the City's estimates.

This report considers the potential advantages and disadvantages of casino gambling for Worcester and the region.

This report contains updated information for the following performance indicators: the value of the City's tax base, property tax rates, new construction values, employment and labor force growth, the downtown office occupancy rate, and vacant and abandoned buildings.

This report discusses the progress that downtown Worcester has made over the last decade and the projects proposed for the near future. After assessing certain challenges to revitalization, The Research Bureau makes some recommendations about how to strengthen the prospects for further progress in downtown Worcester.

This report examines the value and nature of tax-exempt property in Springfield, the financial health of the City and the individual colleges, the services and benefits provided by the colleges to Springfield and its residents, the municipal services that the colleges use, as well as describing PILOT programs (and state local aid programs) in Massachusetts and elsewhere.

Sixth annual report tracking economic development in Worcester.

Annual analysis of downtown office occupancy rates in Worcester's Central Business District and detailed listing of office space available for lease.