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wbjournal.com | May 13, 2019 | Worcester Business Journal 3 Worcester Business Journal (ISSN#1063-6595) is published bi-weekly, 24x per year, including 4 special issues in May, September, October, and December by New England Business Media. 172 Shrewsbury St., Worcester, MA 01604. Periodicals postage paid at Worcester, MA. Copyright 2019. All rights reserved. Postmaster: Please send address changes to: Worcester Business Journal, PO Box 330, Congers, NY 10920-9894. Subscriptions: Annual subscriptions are available for $54.95. For more information, please email wbjournal@ cambeywest.com or contact our circulation department at 845-267-3008. Fax: 845.267.3478 Advertising: For advertising information, please call Mark Murray at 508-755-8004 ext. 227. Fax: 508-755-8860. Worcester Business Journal accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or materials and in general does not return them to the sender. Worcester Business Journal 172 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester, MA 01604 508-755-8004 tel. • 508-755-8860 fax www.wbjournal.com A division of: Worcester Business Journal WBJ A bout five years ago when I was managing editor of WBJ's sister publication Hartford Business Journal, we ran a profile on one of the key principals behind the construc- tion of the minor league baseball stadium for the Hartford Yard Goats. During the interview, the development official – for the first time – admitted the project was falling behind its 2016-opening schedule. Aer a discussion with the HBJ editor, we decided to downplay the official's com- ments about the delay, since the article was supposed to be a profile on the developer. A year later, the city, team and developer were all bickering as the project had gone more than $10 million over budget and would not open until 2017. e mixed-use development surrounding the stadium, which was slated to help the city cover its stadium costs, has still yet to happen. For this edition, News Editor Grant Welker scored an interview with Boston developer Denis Dowdle, who is building the $140-million mixed-use development surrounding the planned $101-million minor league baseball stadium for the Pawtucket Red Sox, set to open in 2021. Dowdle – whose responsibilities do not include the stadium – is a key figure in the project financing, as the taxes generated by his planned hotels, offices, apartments and retail are needed to cover the majority of the city's debt service for the stadium. In the interview for Welker's story "Who is Denis Dowdle?" on page 6 – which is a wonderful read about a low-key developer who made smart financial moves and hap- pened to be swept into the city's ambitious plans – Dowdle said the city's timeline for the first phase of his development to open by Jan. 1, 2021 is probably not going to happen, with mid-2021 being more realistic. Welker and I spent a good deal of time talking about how to play these comments and decided to place them in the final third of the story. Because Dow- dle has been a bit of a mystery man in the WooSox project, we wanted the article be more about his background and capa- bilities than writing a feature declaring "WooSox developer says mixed-use phase will not be completed on time." Still, though, this is a $240-million superproject with a very tight timeline. Ev- I N T H I S I S S U E ery development is different, and no one is saying the WooSox stadium won't open for the 2021 season; but in an industry where delays oen lead to more delays, we should all pay attention to its progress. - Brad Kane, editor W D I A M O N D S H I N E Diamond Shine A cannabis dispensary cultivator CBD, production and sales across Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Alabama - CBD, dispensary, cultivation, production/manufacturing and hemp -Cannabis License Consultant D I A M O N D S H I N E D I A M O N D S H I N E Diamond Shine www.diamondshinecommunity.com *You must not rely on the information listed here or on our website as an alternative to medical advice from your doctor or other professional healthcare provider. If you have any specific questions about any medical matter, you should consult your doctor or other professional healthcare provider. NEWS & ANALYSIS DEPARTMENTS 4 Central Mass. 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