wbjournal.com | May 24, 2021 | Worcester Business Journal S11
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Housing / Science & Technology / Healthcare / Industrial / Commercial
200 Ayer Road, Suite 200
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Harvard, MA 01451
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978 456 2800
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demic has certainly affected Synergy's
commercial development plans, but it is
really just a pause.
"In a post-vaccination world when
safety concerns have been addressed,
we will see a significant return back to
office. People need office. People need
people," Greaney said.
He continued to say Synergy has been
able to build upon the great work and
momentum created by the city govern-
ment, the Worcester Regional Chamber
of Commerce, and the business commu-
nity in Worcester.
"What we hope to do is to partner
with the business community, to partner
with the various agencies, and really
try to attract new companies to the
downtown Worcester market," Greaney
said, "We need to also look outside the
Worcester market and specifically into
the Boston and Cambridge markets and
say, 'Hey, put Worcester on your tour.'"
Umphrey mimicked Greaney's opti-
mism about the future of office space in
downtown.
"e pandemic has le a mark," he
said, "but Worcester is a driving city."
One of the factors companies coming
to Worcester and those already within
the city look for is a strong workforce to
draw from.
"Employers will go where employees
will be happy to work," said Greaney.
He said the factors making employees
happy to work in Worcester are public
safety, quality housing, arts and cultural
scenes, and a dining scene.
In turn, Worcester's growth and de-
velopment as a city in recent years drew
The Worcester Emerging panel of (clockwise from upper left) David Greaney, Grant Welker,
Michael O'Brien, Rich Mazzocchi, James Umphrey, and Mark Nedelman.
PHOTO | DEVINA BHALLA
