Worcester has always been an industrial leader. Worcester's past has included companies such as: The Washburn Company, Jamesbury Valves, and the Norton Company. These companies, though still producing, are not thriving as they have in the past, as manufacturing has declined to only 4% of the US economy. With the groundbreaking for the Biotechnology Park in 1984, Worcester set itself apart from most cities in the country. The Project focuses on the future of the local economy, what the future might bring, and the problems inhibiting economic growth.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Baril, Sean Michael
• Buonomo, James Rowse

Subject

• Sustainability
• Industry
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 03A015I

Keyword

• Construction industry--Environmental aspects
• Entrepreneurship

Advisor

• Ljungquist, Kent P.
• Hanlan, James P.

Year

• 2003

Date created

• 2003-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2020-12-04